FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | 61D |
Lat/Long: | 42-28-04.0476N 085-38-52.8484W 42-28.067460N 085-38.880807W 42.4677910,-85.6480134 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 722 ft. / 220 m (estimated) |
From city: | 2 miles N of PLAINWELL, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49080 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1946 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG CK FOR CONDS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 5 CLICKS CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS at AZO (15 nm S): | PHONE 269-459-3391 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PMMr090/20.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
VIOr203/20.3 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
ELXr047/28.6 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:SELF SVC. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2650 x 50 ft. / 808 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition EXTSV CRACKING & RAVELING. |
Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 42-28.048050N | | 42-28.053117N |
Longitude: | 085-39.123300W | | 085-38.534017W |
Elevation: | 721.1 ft. | | 721.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 089 true | | 269 true |
Displaced threshold: | 381 ft. | | 395 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 4 FT FENCE, 50 FT DIST; 17 FT ROAD, 140 FT DIST. | | 55 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE, 62 FT DIST; 15 FT ROAD, 100 FT DIST; 55 FT TREE, 155 FT DIST. |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 2550 x 100 ft. / 777 x 30 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 42-27.876667N | | 42-28.293333N |
Longitude: | 085-38.970000W | | 085-38.900000W |
Elevation: | 722.0 ft. | | 722.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 007 true | | 187 true |
Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | no |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 16 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 1150 FT DIST, 10 FT L. | | 74 ft. trees, 120 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 8:1 TO DTHR OVR 50 FT TREES, 360 FT DIST, 105 FT R, 15:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF PLAINWELL 211 N MAIN ST PLAINWELL, MI 49080-1370 Phone 269-685-6821 |
Manager: | VIRGIL WILLIAMS 132 COUNTRY CLUB BLVD PLAINWELL, MI 49080-9120 Phone 269-685-6268 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR FLD CONDS CALL AMGR. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
- | RWY 19 DTHR 1350 FT, EXTDS BYD RWY MIDPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 61D.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
35D - Padgham Field Airport (9 nm NW)
KAZO - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (15 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (18 nm NE)
KBTL - Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (20 nm SE)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (25 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 04-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 01:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jun-2023 03:15:14 |
Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jun-2023 23:15:14 |
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METAR |
KAZO 15nm S | 050253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01940039 53011
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KBTL 20nm SE | 050253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01780050 53009 $
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KGRR 26nm N | 050253Z 08007KT 10SM BKN250 18/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01830056 53008
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KBIV 26nm NW | 050253Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01500089 53009 $
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KLWA 28nm W | 050255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 T01300107
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TAF |
KAZO 15nm S | 041720Z 0418/0518 06010KT P6SM SKC FM050000 05005KT 6SM HZ SKC FM050400 13004KT 6SM HZ FEW250 FM051400 02005KT 4SM FU SCT120
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NOTAMs |
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