FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53M |
| Lat/Long: | 45-07-56.4500N / 083-26-52.9000W
45-07.940833N / 083-26.881667W
45.1323472 / -83.4480278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 680 ft. / 207 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of ALPENA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49707 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1480 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at APN (6 nm SW): | 120.675 (989-356-3662) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| APNr064/5.5 | | ALPENA VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROGERS CITY | | 143/22.7 | | 215 | | 07W | | PZQ | .--. --.. --.- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2400 x 100 ft. / 732 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 08/26 AND DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | 400 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 125 ft. left of centerline
RWY 08 APCH RATIO 1:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVR +60 FT. TREES, 100 FT FM DSPLCD THR, 135 FT L, 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 48 ft. trees, 560 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RWY 26 APCH RATIO 22:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DON DZIESINSKI
5280 US 23 NORTH
ALPENA, MI 49707
Phone 989-354-5161
ARPT LCTD AT SW CORNER OF BLOOM ROAD & US 23 N. |
| Manager: | LARRY DZIESINSKI
13361 WHITE ASH
ALPENA, MI 49707
Phone 989-595-2344 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 78% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 30 FT POWERLINES IN RY 08 APCH NOT MARKED. |
| - | 35 FT POWERLINE IN RY 26 APCH MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS. |
| - | 300 FT ANTENNA 1/5 MI N OF ARPT. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. ARPT CLSD NOV-MAR AND WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCEPT FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 53M.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAPN - Alpena County Regional Airport (6 nm SW)
KPZQ - Presque Isle County Airport (23 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (41 nm S)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (49 nm S)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (54 nm W)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 09-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 21:24:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 17:24:51 |
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| METAR |
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KAPN
6nm SW | 092054Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01330011 58008
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| TAF |
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KAPN
6nm SW | 091720Z 091818 09008KT P6SM SCT100 FM0200 00000KT P6SM SCT150 FM1500 32010G17KT P6SM SKC
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