FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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-3 at MOP (13 nm S): | 133.025 (989-773-2885) |
- 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 |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (208KB) |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Apr-2025 21:28:41 |
Local (UTC-4) | 30-Apr-2025 17:28:41 |
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METAR |
KMOP 13nm S | 302115Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3009 RMK AO2 T01430001
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KIKW 23nm SE | 302115Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 15/00 A3010 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMBS 34nm SE | 301737Z 3018/0118 04007KT P6SM BKN250 FM010100 07007KT P6SM OVC100 FM010800 09010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM011300 12010KT 5SM -SHRA OVC025 FM011700 07010KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC008
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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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