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49G Wend Valley Airport
Charlotte, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

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
Pattern altitude: 1859 ft. MSL
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: RY 18 & RY 36 DSPLCD THR MARKED 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: 70 ft. trees, 906 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear76 ft. trees, 2526 ft. from runway, 33:1 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 38/month *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

NO SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 18/36.
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)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (19 nm NE)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (20 nm W)
 
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Area around 49G (Wend Valley Airport)
 
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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 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4309:43
Sunrise06:1610:16
Sunset20:5700:57
Evening civil twilight21:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:15:27
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 08:15:27
 
METAR
KFPK 
4nm E 
181135Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM BKN065 13/08 A3013 RMK AO2 T01250075
KLAN 
19nm NE 
181053Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM OVC095 12/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01170072 TSNO
TAF
KLAN 
19nm NE 
181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11009KT P6SM BKN050
KBTL 
21nm SW 
181138Z 1812/1912 10007KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11008KT P6SM BKN050
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Wend Valley Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Wend Valley Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Wend Valley Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CHARLOTTE 4.9 98-144
COMFORT INN CHARLOTTE 4.9 80-85

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

3 in Charlotte
1 in Dimondale
 

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