FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48D |
| Lat/Long: | 43-50-04.1340N / 084-44-24.5570W 43-50.068900N / 084-44.409283W 43.8344817 / -84.7401547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 857 ft. / 261.2 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 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22,09/27,REIL RYS 04 & 22 & PAPI RY 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 SERV FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | 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: | 43-49.969167N | | 43-50.458750N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.568917W | | 084-44.149767W |
| Elevation: | 826.4 ft. | | 856.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 032 true | | 217 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RY 04 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. trees, 1376 ft. from runway, 235 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RATIO 24:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. | | 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 |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.846667N | | 43-49.888333N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.763333W | | 084-44.198333W |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| 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 |
| 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: | KEN HIBL 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: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 103/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (14 nm NE)
3BS - 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunset | | 21:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:59 | | 01:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:50:44 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 23:50:44 |
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| METAR |
KMOP 13nm S | 050336Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 34nm SE | 042320Z 0500/0524 25005KT P6SM SCT070 FM050400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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