FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5M6 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-08-25.0730N / 084-26-15.0400W 44-08.417883N / 084-26.250667W 44.1402981 / -84.4375111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 940 ft. / 287 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 10 miles N of GLADWIN, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48624 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at HTL (17 nm NW): | 111.6 (989-366-4825) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BXZr247/12.5 | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| HTLr148/16.3 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| MOPr028/33.6 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| CGGr165/(34.8) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| MBSr340/39.7 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WIGGINS | | 013/10.3 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
| HARDWOOD | | 253/16.5 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway E/W
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 50 ft. / 1158 x 15 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SUGAR SPRINGS P.O.A. 5477 WORTHINGTON COURT GLADWIN, MI 48624 Phone 989-426-4111 |
| Manager: | RICHARD SAGER 1919 HIGHLANDERS WAY GLADWIN, MI 48624 Phone 989-426-9153 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 50/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5M6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (10 nm S)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (13 nm NE)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (17 nm NW)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (30 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo: Roger Allen and Wayne Underwood
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:23:00 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:23:00 |
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| METAR |
KHTL 16nm NW | 181053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 10/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01000078
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KIKW 30nm S | 181133Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM -RA SCT065 BKN085 OVC110 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01150091
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| TAF |
KMBS 40nm SE | 181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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| NOTAMs |
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