FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4D0 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-29.5756N / 084-43-59.2985W 42-46.492927N / 084-43.988308W 42.7748821 / -84.7331385 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 841 ft. / 256.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of GRAND LEDGE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48837 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR HELICOPTERS 1700 FT MSL (858 FT AGL); FIXED WING TPA 1900 FT MSL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTIVATE REIL RY 27; PAPI RY 09/27; MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| LANSING APPROACH: | 118.65 [0545-2330] |
| OPNS: | 122.7 241.0 41.85 |
| WX ASOS at LAN (6 nm E): | PHONE 517-886-0015 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FPK (13 nm S): | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
| WX AWOS-3 at Y70 (17 nm NW): | 118.9 (616-523-1852) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TEW (19 nm SE): | 119.425 (517-676-5607) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LANr341/3.8 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| JXNr344/33.2 | | JACKSON VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| GRRr095/33.6 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| BTLr041/36.1 | | BATTLE CREEK VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALMA | | 181/33.0 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| HOWELL | | 289/34.2 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.517078N | | 42-46.557650N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.157723W | | 084-43.444952W |
| Elevation: | 830.5 ft. | | 839.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 085 true | | 270 magnetic, 265 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 1950 ft. from runway, 109 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. tree, 900 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2559 x 120 ft. / 780 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 18 /36 & DSPLD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Gradient: | S. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.648027N | | 42-46.226722N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.220935W | | 084-44.223143W |
| Elevation: | 828.4 ft. | | 836.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 180 true | | 005 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 389 ft. | | 386 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 90 ft. trees, 1260 ft. from runway, 20 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RY 18 APCH RATIO AT DSPLD THLD 20:1. | | 15 ft. road, 45 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 36 APCH RATIO AT DSPLD THLD IS 29:1 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRAND LEDGE 200 E. JEFFERSON GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837 Phone 517-627-2149 |
| Manager: | JON W. BAYLESS CITY HALL, 200 EAST JEFFERSON GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837 Phone 517-627-2149 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Military aircraft: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 19% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO FIXED WING AND LMTD ROTARY PARKING ON NG RAMP. |
| - | INTENSIVE NG HELICOPTER TRNG ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXIT RY 18/36 ONLY AT TWYS. |
| - | RY 18/36 CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT NOV-APR, SOFT IN SPRING. |
| - | AVOID OVFT OF GRAND LEDGE BLO 2,000 FT. |
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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **NEW** | |
download (155KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (127KB) |
| COPTER VOR 345 | |
download (115KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (6 nm E)
KFPK - Fitch H Beach Airport (13 nm S)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (17 nm NW)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (19 nm SE)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (28 nm W)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 07:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:55 | | 22:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:40:38 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:40:38 |
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| METAR |
KLAN 7nm E | 161353Z 24011KT 10SM BKN029 11/08 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01110078 $
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KFPK 13nm S | 161435Z AUTO 23007G15KT 10SM BKN019 OVC025 11/08 A2983 RMK AO2 T01100080
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KY70 17nm NW | 161434Z AUTO 22010G15KT 10SM OVC024 11/09 A2982 RMK AO2 T01110086
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KTEW 19nm SE | 161434Z AUTO 23008G15KT 210V270 10SM OVC020 12/07 A2985 RMK AO2 T01160067
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| TAF |
KLAN 7nm E | 161140Z 1612/1712 22008KT P6SM SCT035 FM161500 24012G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM162300 24006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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