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68G Duford Field Airport
Genesee, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 68G
Lat/Long: 43-07-30.0940N / 083-37-34.8410W
43-07.501567N / 083-37.580683W
43.1250261 / -83.6263447
(estimated)
Elevation: 773 ft. / 235.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 1 mile NW of GENESEE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48458

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1973
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND 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 ASOS at FNT (11 nm SW): PHONE 810-232-4477

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FNTr035/10.9FLINT VORTAC116.9006W
PSIr354/25.8PONTIAC VORTAC111.0003W
MBSr144/31.3SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BROWNE157/21.038506WHYX .... -.-- -..-
HOWELL033/33.524305WOZW --- --.. .--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3068 x 100 ft. / 935 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in poor condition
RY 18/36 SURFACE ROUGH WITH IREG MOWING
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-07.791667N43-07.286667N
Longitude: 083-37.620000W083-37.603333W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.1020 ft.
Obstructions: 97 ft. trees, 1750 ft. from runway, 44 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLDS.
50 ft. tree, 60 ft. left of centerline
RWY 36 APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THLD DUE TO +30 FT TREE 0 FT FROM THLD AND 70 FT L/R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: NORMAN DUFORD
4287 E. MT MORRIS RD
MOUNT MORRIS, MI 48458
Phone 810-686-3190
RES PHONE 810-640-1453. OWNER RESIDES AT ARPT.
Manager: NORMAN DUFORD
4287 E. MT MORRIS RD
MOUNT MORRIS, MI 48458
Phone 810-686-3190

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: 213/year *
50% local general aviation
50% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

SCT +10-45 FT TREES IN PRIM SFC.
CROPS N OF RY 18/36 CAN GROW TO +8 FT DURING GROWING SEASON.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68G.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6G0 - Athelone Williams Memorial Airport (7 nm SE)
KFNT - Bishop International Airport (11 nm SW)
D95 - Dupont-Lapeer Airport (16 nm E)
9G2 - Price's Airport (20 nm S)
KHYX - Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (21 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2709:27
Sunrise06:0210:02
Sunset21:1601:16
Evening civil twilight21:5101:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 04:53:59
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 00:53:59
 
METAR
KFNT 
11nm SW 
050353Z 22003KT 9SM MIFG CLR 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01610139
KHYX 
21nm NW 
050436Z AUTO 22005KT 7SM SCT043 SCT050 SCT060 16/14 A2993 RMK AO2
KCFS 
22nm N 
050437Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 13/13 A2994 RMK AO2
TAF
KFNT 
11nm SW 
050520Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW090 FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 FM052300 29005KT P6SM BKN050
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