FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53W |
| Lat/Long: | 43-33-16.1000N / 084-58-42.8000W
43-33.268333N / 084-58.713333W
43.5544722 / -84.9785556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 940 ft. / 287 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 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOP (11 nm E): | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AMN (19 nm SE): | 124.175 (989-463-3433) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOPr254/11.3 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| HICr093/32.1 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MBSr275/39.2 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALMA | | 334/16.2 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| WIGGINS | | 225/33.1 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 105 ft. / 1128 x 32 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 09 /27 & DSPLD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-33.270167N | | 43-33.267500N |
| Longitude: | 084-59.132833W | | 084-58.295333W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 341 ft. | | 260 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 137 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 10:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 34 FT TREE, 335 FT FM THLD 125 FT R. | | 15 ft. road, 68 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear
RWY 27 APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 15 FT ROAD, 328 FT DSTC, 0B. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WILLIAM J. HILL
5833 SOUTH LAKESHORE DR
REMUS, MI 49340
Phone 989-561-5123 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM J. HILL
5833 SOUTH LAKESHORE DR
REMUS, MI 49340
Phone 989-561-5123 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI
Photo taken 09-Oct-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 22:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 05:22:08 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Nov-2009 00:22:08 |
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| METAR |
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KMOP
11nm E | 290455Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 00/00 A2978 RMK AO2
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KAMN
19nm SE | 290455Z AUTO 00000KT M01/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 PWINO
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| TAF |
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KMBS
39nm E | 290418Z 2904/2924 21006KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 2904/2906 4SM BR FM290600 26003KT 5SM BR SCT005 BKN018 FM291000 28003KT 3SM BR SCT002 BKN005 FM291600 28005KT 4SM BR BKN007 BKN015 FM291900 29008KT 2SM -RA BKN003 OVC009
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KGRR
47nm SW | 282345Z 2900/2924 18004KT P6SM BKN250 FM290700 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN200 FM291200 15004KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM291700 27009KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005
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| NOTAMs |
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