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53W

Woodruff Lake Airport
Winn, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	53W
Lat/Long:	43-33-16.5700N 084-58-44.2700W 43-33.276167N 084-58.737833W 43.5546028,-84.9789639 (estimated)
Elevation:	938 ft. / 286 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	4 miles NW of WINN, MI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	49340

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1990
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF (3 CLICKS OFF).

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at MOP (11 nm E):	133.025 (989-773-2885)
WX AWOS-3P at AMN (19 nm SE):	124.175 (989-463-3433)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MOPr254/11.3		MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME		110.60		05W
MBSr275/39.2		SAGINAW VOR/DME		114.35		03W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3700 x 105 ft. / 1128 x 32 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions:	CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD - CK NOTAMS.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	43-33.267333N	43-33.285000N
Longitude:	084-59.156333W	084-58.319333W
Elevation:	938.0 ft.	924.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 088 true	272 magnetic, 268 true
Displaced threshold:	341 ft.	260 ft.
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	10 ft. road, 95 ft. right of centerline APCH RATIO 7:1 TO DTHR OVR 50 FT TREE, 350 FT DIST, 125 FT R.	15 ft. road, 110 ft. right of centerline APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DTHR OVR 55 FT TREE, 0 FT DIST, 120 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WOODRUFF LAKE AIRPORT ASSOCIATION 6438 W MILLBROOK RD REMUS, MI 49340-9625 Phone 989-309-3030
Manager:	WALTER BALLAUER 6438 W MILLBROOK RD REMUS, MI 49340-9625 Phone 989-309-3030 CELL 989-400-9545.

Additional Remarks

-	UAS OPR SOUTH OF RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53W.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (14 nm SW)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (19 nm SE)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (25 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:25	11:25
Sunrise	07:53	11:53
Sunset	19:45	23:45
Evening civil twilight	20:13	00:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Mar-2026 10:19:42
Local (UTC-4)	15-Mar-2026 06:19:42

METAR

KMOP 11nm E	150955Z AUTO 07012G21KT 4SM -SN OVC008 00/00 A3000 RMK AO2 T00001005
KAMN 19nm SE	150955Z AUTO 08019G23KT 10SM OVC008 M01/M03 A2998 RMK AO2

TAF

KMBS 39nm E	150520Z 1506/1606 10010KT 3SM -SN BKN035 OVC050 TEMPO 1506/1510 1/2SM SN BKN006 OVC020 FM151000 10016G24KT 3SM -FZRAPL BKN008 OVC018 FM151300 11018G28KT P6SM BKN018 OVC040 FM152000 17020G32KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 BKN150 FM160300 16020G34KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC050
KGRR 47nm SW	150543Z 1506/1606 10015KT P6SM -SHSN OVC060 FM150900 10018G26KT P6SM OVC060 WS020/12048KT PROB30 1509/1513 6SM -PL FM151300 11015G25KT P6SM SCT040 FM151700 16012G20KT P6SM BKN040 WS020/18045KT FM152200 18018G30KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 WS015/19050KT PROB30 1522/1603 19022G40KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN030CB FM160300 20015G28KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN010

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