FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1857 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: | 43-49.969167N | | 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: | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (133KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:16:10 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:16:10 |
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| METAR |
KMOP 13nm S | 181135Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM OVC080 10/08 A3017 RMK AO2 T01020081
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KIKW 23nm SE | 181133Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM -RA SCT065 BKN085 OVC110 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01150091
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| TAF |
KMBS 34nm SE | 181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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| NOTAMs |
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