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52I Gross Airport
Pinconning, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 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 989-879-5048
OR (517)687-2312; ASST AMGR MICHAEL HARTMAN (517)652-652-6327.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 13
Ultralights: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 65/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

FOR SNOW REMOVAL COND CALL 517-879-5048/687-2312/652-6327.
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:

3BS - 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 06-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3810:38
Sunrise07:0711:07
Sunset20:0100:01
Evening civil twilight20:3000:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Sep-2008 23:30:12
Local (UTC-4)  06-Sep-2008 19:30:12
 
METAR
KMBS 
19nm S 
062253Z 30005KT 10SM FEW080 22/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02170122 $
KHYX 
26nm S 
062316Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT050 SCT070 SCT085 20/10 A2997 RMK AO2
KCFS 
34nm SE 
062317Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 BKN055 BKN095 20/11 A2997 RMK AO2
KMOP 
34nm SW 
062316Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT042 SCT070 19/13 A2998 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
19nm S 
061738Z 061818 26005KT P6SM SCT050 FM2100 27005KT P6SM SCT045 BKN090 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM0700 24004KT P6SM BKN050 FM1000 26005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM1200 26006KT 5SM -SHRA BKN025
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