FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 68R |
| Lat/Long: | 43-23-58.1130N / 084-48-03.0410W
43-23.968550N / 084-48.050683W
43.3994758 / -84.8008447
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 825 ft. / 251 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of ELWELL, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48832 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | NONE |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AMN (7 nm SE): | 124.175 (989-463-3433) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOP (14 nm N): | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOPr197/13.7 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr259/32.5 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALMA | | 357/4.6 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| WIGGINS | | 206/37.0 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2580 x 100 ft. / 786 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
ROLLING TERRAIN. |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD RY LGTING- FOR LOCAL USE ONLY |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 09 /27 & DSPLD THLD MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 1180 ft. | | no |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. pole, 4 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline
RWY 09 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVER 95 FT TREES;1900 FT L/R; ALSO, APCH RATIO 3:1 OVER 15 FT ROAD, 50 FT DSTC, 0B. | | 40 ft. trees, 100 ft. left of centerline
20:1 STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | HAROLD HAMP
7350 OSBORN
ELWELL, MI 48832
Phone 989-463-1762
OWNER LIVES ON PREMISES. |
| Manager: | HAROLD HAMP
7350 OSBORN
ELWELL, MI 48832
Phone 989-463-1762 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TREES & BRUSH IN PRIM SFC; BOTH SIDES OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 68R.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (7 nm SE)
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (20 nm W)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 02:11:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Nov-2009 21:11:09 |
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| METAR |
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KAMN
7nm SE | 010155Z AUTO 21009G16KT 10SM SCT065 OVC075 02/M03 A2977 RMK AO2
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KMOP
13nm N | 010155Z AUTO 21012G17KT 7SM -SN BKN017 BKN022 OVC030 01/M02 A2974 RMK AO2
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KMBS
32nm E | 302332Z 0100/0124 25010KT P6SM OVC050 FM010400 24012KT P6SM BKN020 OVC035 TEMPO 0104/0108 4SM -SHSN BKN010 FM010800 26012KT P6SM OVC020 FM011400 25011KT P6SM BKN030 FM012100 20010KT P6SM BKN050
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KLAN
38nm S | 302343Z 0100/0124 23012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM010900 24008KT P6SM BKN060 FM011700 20010KT P6SM BKN200
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