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4Y4 Lakes of the North Airport
Gaylord, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 4Y4
Lat/Long: 44-54-45.0380N / 084-52-35.1460W
44-54.750633N / 084-52.585767W
44.9125106 / -84.8764294
(estimated)
Elevation: 1286 ft. / 392.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 11 miles SW of GAYLORD, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49659

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1969
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1300
ARPT CLSD NOV 15 - APR 15 AND WHEN SNOW COVERED; NO SNOW REMOVAL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at GLR (10 nm NE): 118.375 (989-732-1571)
WX AWOS-3 at ACB (14 nm W): 119.275 (231-533-8941)
WX AWOS-3 at GOV (15 nm SE): 119.075 (989-348-3127)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GLRr237/9.5GAYLORD VOR/DME109.2006W
CGGr342/(15.2)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W
TVCr065/32.2TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC114.6002W
HTLr350/34.4HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYLING354/10.035906WGYG --. -.-- --.
BOYNE FALLS179/15.426306WBFA -... ..-. .-
CLAM LAKE092/15.525105WCXK -.-. -..- -.-
CHARLEVOIX149/28.739205WCVX -.-. ...- -..-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4285 x 40 ft. / 1306 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RWY SFC ROUGH & UNEVEN, EXTENSIVE CRACKS IN PVMNT.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MKG FADED.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 44-54.538167N44-54.962500N
Longitude: 084-52.981833W084-52.189167W
Elevation: 1286.0 ft.1286.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 400 ft.450 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 245 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
RWY 05 TREES/ROAD.		15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 43 ft. right of centerline
+15 FT RD FM 0-99 FT DSTC; 46-100 FT R; +30 FT TREES; 0 FT DSTC; 93 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LAKES OF THE NORTH ASSN
5950 SKYTRAILS CT
MANCELONA, MI 49659
Phone 231-585-6000
Manager: SCOTT BROWN
5950 SKYTRAILS CT
MANCELONA, MI 49659
Phone 231-585-6000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 47/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

- TREES IN PRIM SFC BOTH SIDES; 93 FT FM CNTRLN; ACFT PKG IN PRIM SFC, N SIDE; E END.
- DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RY SLOPES UPWARD FM E TO W. WEST END APPROX 20' HIGHER THAN E END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4Y4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (10 nm NE)
KACB - Antrim County Airport (14 nm W)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (15 nm SE)
KBFA - Boyne Mountain Airport (15 nm N)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (29 nm NW)
  
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From to 4Y4

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2311:23
Sunrise07:5211:52
Sunset19:0023:00
Evening civil twilight19:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2008 10:31:55
Local (UTC-4)  11-Oct-2008 06:31:55
 
METAR
KGLR 
10nm NE 		110953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP286 T00610050
KACB 
14nm W 		111015Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/03 A3034 RMK AO2
KGOV 
15nm SE 		111017Z AUTO 12003KT 1/2SM FG VV005 03/03 A3037 RMK AO2
TAF
KTVC 
31nm W 		110520Z 110606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1500 14010KT P6SM SCT200
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