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52I Gross Airport
Pinconning, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 52I
Lat/Long: 43-50-48.8000N / 084-00-41.0000W
43-50.813333N / 084-00.683333W
43.8468889 / -84.0113889
(estimated)
Elevation: 615 ft. / 187 m (estimated)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles W of PINCONNING, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48650

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1999
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 517-879-9915.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at IKW (15 nm SW): 119.525 (989-835-5841)
WX AWOS-3 at MBS (19 nm S): PHONE 989-695-2488

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBSr012/19.1SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
BXZr169/24.9WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
MOPr072/34.2MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WIGGINS114/21.420904WGDW --. -.. .--
HARDWOOD179/24.323606WBHW -... .... .--
BROWNE351/25.838506WHYX .... -.-- -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: FUEL AVBL EMERG ONLY.
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2565 x 100 ft. / 782 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: 09/27 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-50.813333N43-50.813333N
Longitude: 084-00.975000W084-00.391667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no442 ft.
Obstructions: 66 ft. trees, 1320 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 60 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO AT DSPLCD THLD 14:1 OVER 22 FT TREES, 308 FT DSTC, 55 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CARL A. GROSS INC
706 5TH ST, BOX 31
PINCONNING, MI 48650
Phone 989-879-5048
Manager: JAMES M. KLEIN
706 5TH ST BOX 31
PINCONNING, MI 48650
Phone 989-708-7583
ASST AMGR MICHAEL HARTMAN 989-239-9878.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 21
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 92/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

FOR SNOW REMOVAL COND CALL 989-708-7583.
BLDGS IN PRIM SFC EAST END, 70 FT N; 93 FT S OF CNTRLN; ALSO 4 FT FENCE ALONG RWY EDGE, FIRST 140 FT, S SIDE; +15-45 FT TREES 95 FT S OF CNTRLN WEST END.
RWY 09 -6 FT DITCH, 15 FT FROM THLD, 5 FT L/R.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 52I.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (15 nm SW)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KMBS - MBS International Airport (19 nm S)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (21 nm W)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (25 nm N)
 
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Photo by: Tom Taylor, Essexville, MI

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1012:10
Sunrise07:4212:42
Sunset17:0322:03
Evening civil twilight17:3522:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 08:21:56
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2009 03:21:56
 
METAR
KMBS 
19nm S 
230753Z 06007KT 3SM BR CLR 03/03 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00330028
KHYX 
26nm S 
230755Z AUTO 07005KT 1/4SM UP OVC001 01/01 A3024 RMK AO2
KCFS 
34nm SE 
230755Z AUTO 07005KT 1/4SM FG VV002 01/00 A3024 RMK AO2
KMOP 
34nm SW 
230755Z AUTO 07004KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC002 05/05 A3023 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
19nm S 
230527Z 2306/2406 06005KT 3SM BR SCT008 TEMPO 2306/2308 1 1/2SM BR BKN008 FM230800 09003KT 1SM BR BKN008 FM231000 10003KT 1/2SM FG BKN005 FM231400 12005KT 2SM BR BKN008 FM231600 12005KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM231900 12005KT P6SM SCT020 SCT150 FM240000 12004
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