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49G Wend Valley Airport
Charlotte, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 49G
Lat/Long: 42-34-45.1310N / 084-54-29.9650W
42-34.752183N / 084-54.499417W
42.5792031 / -84.9083236
(estimated)
Elevation: 859 ft. / 261.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of CHARLOTTE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48813

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1972
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: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at FPK (4 nm E): 118.075 (517-543-2288)
WX ASOS at LAN (19 nm NE): PHONE 517-886-0015
WX AWOS-3 at RMY (20 nm S): 120.025 (269-781-9070)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LANr233/12.5LANSING VORTAC110.8005W
BTLr045/22.2BATTLE CREEK VORTAC109.4002W
JXNr319/27.7JACKSON VOR/DME109.6005W
GRRr120/28.8GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME115.9504W
LFDr353/31.6LITCHFIELD VOR/DME111.2005W
AZOr055/35.2KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W

Airport Services

Parking: hangars

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-34.834500N42-34.538000N
Longitude: 084-54.499333W084-54.499333W
Elevation: 859.0 ft.859.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 28 ft. bldg, 225 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 18 ALSO +23 FT POWERLINE 789 FT DSTC 34:1.
4 ft. fence, 30 ft. from runway, 70 ft. both sides of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ROGER WEND
3711 VALLEY HWY
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone 517-543-6690
Manager: ROGER WEND
3711 VALLEY HWY
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone 517-543-6690

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/month *
41% military
29% transient general aviation
29% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004

Additional Remarks

NO SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 18/36.
+30 FT P-LINE N END RWY.
ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
ARPT CLSD DEC-MAR AND WHEN SNOW COVERED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49G.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFPK - Fitch H Beach Airport (4 nm E)
60G - Skyway Estates Airport (11 nm E)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
KLAN - Capital City Airport (19 nm NE)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
 
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Area around 49G (Wend Valley Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 49G (Wend Valley Airport)
Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI
Photo taken 11-Sep-2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4709:47
Sunrise06:2010:20
Sunset20:5200:52
Evening civil twilight21:2501:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 19:13:11
Local (UTC-4)  13-May-2008 15:13:11
 
METAR
KFPK 
4nm E 
131855Z AUTO 15013G18KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3003 RMK AO2
KLAN 
19nm NE 
131853Z 17014G21KT 10SM FEW180 SCT230 19/08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01890078
TAF
KLAN 
19nm NE 
131740Z 131818 17012G19KT P6SM BKN250 FM0500 18014G23KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM1000 19014G21KT 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB FM1300 22014KT 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM1600 25013KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
KBTL 
21nm SW 
131740Z 131818 16012G18KT P6SM BKN250 FM0400 18013G22KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM1000 21014G21KT 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB FM1400 25012KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Wend Valley Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 CHARLOTTE MI 4.6 75-95
COMFORT INN CHARLOTTE 4.9 89-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Wend Valley Airport

2 in Charlotte
1 in Dimondale
 

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