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53W Woodruff Lake Airport
Winn, Michigan, USA

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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
MOPr254/11.3MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W
HICr093/32.1WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W
MBSr275/39.2SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALMA334/16.232905WAMN .- -- -.
WIGGINS225/33.120904WGDW --. -.. .--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

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: 43-33.270167N43-33.267500N
Longitude: 084-59.132833W084-58.295333W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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
    
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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Aerial photo of 53W (Woodruff Lake Airport)
Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI
Photo taken 09-Oct-2005

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From to 53W

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2012:20
Sunrise07:5212:52
Sunset17:0522:05
Evening civil twilight17:3722:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 05:22:08
Local (UTC-5)  29-Nov-2009 00:22:08
 
METAR
KMOP 
11nm E 
290455Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 00/00 A2978 RMK AO2
KAMN 
19nm SE 
290455Z AUTO 00000KT M01/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 PWINO
TAF
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
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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