FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
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 NE 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 |
| 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: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| WX AWOS-3P at MOP (13 nm S): | 133.025 (989-773-2885) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at GDW (14 nm NE): | 118.975 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOPr004/12.7 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr305/34.0 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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 edge markings: | FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.966103N | | 43-50.462723N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.562813W | | 084-44.159690W |
| Elevation: | 826.2 ft. | | 855.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 030 true | | 215 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2499 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.839527N | | 43-49.882642N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.766942W | | 084-44.201818W |
| Elevation: | 829.7 ft. | | 821.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 084 true | | 269 magnetic, 264 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CLARE
202 W 5TH ST
CLARE, MI 48617-1490
Phone 989-386-7541 |
| Manager: | GARY TODD
202 W 5TH ST
CLARE, MI 48617-1490
Phone 989-386-0445
CELL 989-802-2005. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 from 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (124KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jun-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunset | | 21:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:52 | | 01:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2026 20:17:11 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jun-2026 16:17:11 |
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| METAR |
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KMOP
13nm S | 061955Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT050 SCT075 SCT085 28/16 A2985 RMK AO2 T02790163
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KGDW
14nm NE | 061955Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM FEW050 27/15 A2983 RMK AO2
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KIKW
23nm SE | 061955Z AUTO 28009G16KT 10SM FEW050 SCT060 BKN080 27/15 A2984 RMK AO2
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KMBS
34nm SE | 061727Z 0618/0718 30008KT P6SM SCT050 FM062300 34005KT P6SM SKC FM070900 01005KT P6SM SCT015 FM071500 05008KT P6SM FEW045
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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