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5Y4 Lost Creek Airport
Luzerne, Michigan, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 5Y4
Lat/Long: 44-39-36.0530N / 084-14-15.0430W
44-39.600883N / 084-14.250717W
44.6600147 / -84.2375119
(estimated)
Elevation: 1051 ft. / 320.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of LUZERNE, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48636

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1946
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-NOV/IREG/
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CGGr100/(21.0)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W
BXZr001/25.1WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
HTLr050/25.7HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
GLRr143/29.0GAYLORD VOR/DME109.2006W
ASPr296/38.2AU SABLE VOR/DME116.1007W
APNr236/38.5ALPENA VORTAC108.8007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARDWOOD351/25.523606WBHW -... .... .--
GRAYLING108/25.835906WGYG --. -.-- --.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-39.794667N44-39.366667N
Longitude: 084-14.208333W084-14.208333W
Elevation: 1051.0 ft.1051.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 440 ft.715 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 70 ft. left and right of centerline
APCH RATIO 3:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVER +30 FT TREES, 90 FT DSTC, 105 FT RIGHT; APCH RATIO 20:1 OVR +32 FT TREES, 640 FT DSTC, BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.
60 ft. trees, 120 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 4:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVR + 20 FT TREES, 80 FT DSTC, 100 FT L. APCH RATIO 20;1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RYS 05/23, 18/36, & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 44-39.482667N44-39.775000N
Longitude: 084-14.408333W084-14.108333W
Elevation: 1051.0 ft.1051.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.415 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 25 ft. trees, 60 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 0:1; FM DSPLCD THLD OVR +20 FT TREE, 0 FT DSTC, 100 FT L, 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR +52 FT TREES, 1040 FT DSTC.
36 ft. trees, 30 ft. from runway, 126 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 8:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVR + 21 FT TREE, 252 FT DSTC, 110 FT RT. APCH RATIO 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR +42 TREES, 840 FT DSTC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
107 MCKINLEY RD
MIO, MI 48647
Phone 989-826-3252
Manager: CLIFF OLSON
3605 OAKVILLE WALTZ RD
NEW BOSTON, MI 48164-9669
Phone 734-772-1953
MGR RES 734-654-7933.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 21/month *
80% transient general aviation
20% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD DEC THROUGH APRIL.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RY 36 FIRST 200 FT SOFT SAND.
RC MODEL ACFT OPER S END OF RY 5/23.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5Y4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (21 nm W)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (25 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (26 nm SW)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (29 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (38 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1512:15
Sunrise07:4812:48
Sunset17:0022:00
Evening civil twilight17:3322:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 19:03:24
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 14:03:24
 
METAR
KGOV 
21nm W 
251856Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM SCT013 BKN026 OVC050 08/06 A2961 RMK AO2
KHTL 
26nm SW 
251853Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM FEW015 OVC022 07/05 A2962 RMK AO2 RAB08E18 SLP038 P0000 T00720050
KGLR 
29nm NW 
251853Z AUTO 21008KT 9SM -RA BKN012 OVC019 07/06 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP031 P0006 T00720056
KAPN 
38nm NE 
251854Z 20008KT 10SM FEW016 SCT033 BKN044 10/06 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP033 T01000061
KOSC 
38nm E 
251855Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM SCT016 SCT028 BKN047 10/07 A2964 RMK AO2
TAF
KAPN 
38nm NE 
251731Z 2518/2618 18008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 TEMPO 2518/2522 5SM -RA BR BKN015 FM260100 23003KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 FM260700 24005KT 2SM BR OVC010 FM261200 26006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007
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