FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48D |
| Lat/Long: | 43-50-04.0000N / 084-44-24.8000W 43-50.066667N / 084-44.413333W 43.8344444 / -84.7402222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 856 ft. / 260.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of CLARE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48617 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Pattern altitude: | 1856 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22, 09/27, REIL RYS 04 & 22 & PAPI RYS 4 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SAGINAW APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| SAGINAW DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOP (13 nm S): | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOPr004/12.7 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| HTLr191/31.6 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr305/34.0 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| BXZr230/34.3 | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WIGGINS | | 239/14.1 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
| ALMA | | 009/30.7 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| HARDWOOD | | 235/37.7 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
| CADILLAC | | 136/39.3 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.966102N | | 43-50.462725N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.562808W | | 084-44.159690W |
| Elevation: | 826.2 ft. | | 856.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 030 true | | 215 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 2036 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | W |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.839527N | | 43-49.882650N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.766955W | | 084-44.201802W |
| Elevation: | 829.8 ft. | | 821.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 084 true | | 269 magnetic, 264 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 623 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear | | 2 ft. fence, 240 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CLARE, MI 202 W 5TH ST CLARE, MI 48617-1490 Phone 989-386-7541 |
| Manager: | RICHARD ACKER 202 W 5TH ST CLARE, MI 48617-1490 Phone 989-386-0445 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 108/week * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN III-II SIMULTANEOUS, THEN I. |
| - | FOR FLD COND CALL 989-429-1874 (MGR CELL). |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (136KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (14 nm NE)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (23 nm SE)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (31 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (32 nm N)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:50:52 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 04:50:52 |
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| METAR |
KMOP 13nm S | 130755Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2992 RMK AO2 T01290100
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KIKW 23nm SE | 130754Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM SCT018 14/11 A2990 RMK AO2 T01400107
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| TAF |
KMBS 34nm SE | 130525Z 1306/1406 33010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM130700 36010KT P6SM BKN025 FM131400 36010KT P6SM BKN040 FM131700 34010KT P6SM SCT050 FM132300 32004KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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