FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
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 |
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| VIOr203/20.3 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
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, 20 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH SLP 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 SLP 14:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 854 FT DIST, 110 FT R. |
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 269-492-5022 |
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)
Z98 - Ottawa Executive Airport (24 nm NW)
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Times for 16-Oct-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2026 04:42:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2026 00:42:48 |
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KAZO
15nm S | 160353Z AUTO 23010KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 19/18 A2972 RMK AO2 RAB03E31B50 CIG 005V010 SLP062 P0000 T01890183
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KBTL
20nm SE | 160353Z AUTO 22014G22KT 5SM BR OVC005 18/18 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 17028/0259 RAE10B39E49 SLP060 P0001 T01830178
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KGRR
26nm N | 160411Z AUTO 21013KT 2SM -RA BR OVC006 16/16 A2968 RMK AO2 P0000 T01610156 $
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KBIV
26nm NW | 160353Z AUTO 24021G30KT 10SM OVC009 18/17 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 24030/0344 RAE27 CIG 006V012 SLP055 P0001 T01830172
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KLWA
28nm W | 160415Z AUTO 24014G22KT 10SM OVC006 18/17 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/23
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KAZO
15nm S | 160405Z 1604/1624 23010KT 4SM BR OVC007 WS020/20045KT FM160500 22012G22KT 4SM BR OVC008 FM160900 27015G25KT 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM162000 33015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC022
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