FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4D0 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-27.1260N / 084-43-59.1530W 42-46.452100N / 084-43.985883W 42.7742017 / -84.7330981 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 842 ft. / 256.6 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND REIL RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 (12 nm S): | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TEW (19 nm SE): | 119.425 (517-676-5607) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LANr340/3.8 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| JXNr344/33.2 | | JACKSON VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| GRRr095/33.7 | | 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 | | 289/33.9 | | 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: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 27 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.517000N | | 42-46.557567N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.157850W | | 084-43.445083W |
| Elevation: | 830.0 ft. | | 840.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 085 true | | 270 magnetic, 265 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor 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 |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 1950 ft. from runway, 109 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. tree, 489 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear RWY 27 APCH RATIO AT RWY END IS 22:1 BASED ON 53 FT TREES 1,210 FT DST, 77R. |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2580 x 120 ft. / 786 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 18 /36 & DSPLD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.635417N | | 42-46.218767N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.215883W | | 084-44.215867W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | 397 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 1305 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear RWY 18 APCH RATIO AT DSPLD THLD IS 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: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | 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 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (153KB) |
| COPTER VOR 345 | |
download (137KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLAN - Capital City Airport (6 nm E)
60G - Skyway Estates Airport (12 nm S)
KFPK - Fitch H Beach Airport (12 nm S)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (17 nm NW)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (19 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 04:59:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 00:59:20 |
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| METAR |
KLAN 7nm E | 050453Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 16/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01560133 402280117
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KFPK 13nm S | 050454Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 14/13 A2996 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5
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KTEW 19nm SE | 050435Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 15/14 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLAN 7nm E | 042320Z 0500/0524 26006KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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