FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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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| 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (201KB) |
| 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 |
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Times for 04-Oct-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 19:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:43 | | 23:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Oct-2026 15:53:02 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Oct-2026 11:53:02 |
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| METAR |
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KMOP
13nm S | 041515Z AUTO 28013KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3006 RMK AO2
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KGDW
14nm NE | 041515Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM OVC019 16/12 A3005 RMK AO2
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KIKW
23nm SE | 041515Z AUTO 24008G16KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3005 RMK AO2
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KMBS
34nm SE | 041120Z 0412/0512 23007KT P6SM SCT070 OVC120 TEMPO 0412/0413 -SHRA OVC070 FM041300 23012G18KT P6SM SCT060 SCT120 BKN250 FM041800 27012KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 0419/0423 BKN040 FM050100 31008KT P6SM SCT030
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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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