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KARB Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: ARB
Lat/Long: 42-13-22.7410N / 083-44-44.1860W
42-13.379017N / 083-44.736433W
42.2229836 / -83.7456072
(estimated)
Elevation: 839 ft. / 256 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of ANN ARBOR, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48108

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ARB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-OCT 0800-1800, NOV-MAR 0800-2000
TERMINAL OPEN 0700-DUSK.
Pattern altitude: 1839 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT ODALS RY 24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 120.3
UNICOM: 123.0
ATIS: 134.55
WX ASOS: PHONE 313-668-7173
ANN ARBOR GROUND: 121.6 [0800-2000]
ANN ARBOR TOWER: 120.3 [0800-2000]
DETROIT APPROACH: 118.95
DETROIT DEPARTURE: 118.95
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.6
EMERG: 121.5
WX ASOS at YIP (10 nm E): 132.35 (734-485-9056)
WX ASOS at DTW (17 nm E): PHONE 734-941-7848

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SVMr214/13.0SALEM VORTAC114.3003W
CRLr312/16.6CARLETON VORTAC115.7003W
DXOr278/16.8DETROIT VOR/DME113.4006W
PSIr201/30.2PONTIAC VORTAC111.0003W
JXNr099/31.7JACKSON VOR/DME109.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ADRIAN041/25.827806WADG .- -.. --.
HOWELL162/26.824305WOZW --- --.. .--
GROSSE ILE293/27.441907WRYS .-. -.-- ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 3505 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m
Surface: concrete/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 45.0
Double wheel: 70.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-13.214628N42-13.549472N
Longitude: 083-45.006382W083-44.374113W
Elevation: 831.3 ft.826.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 060 magnetic, 055 true240 magnetic, 235 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 06, PAPI UNUSABLE 7 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF COURSE.
2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 924 ft. from runway, 370 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear59 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2750 x 110 ft. / 838 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 12/30 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 42-13.495667N42-13.254500N
Longitude: 083-45.050167W083-44.534500W
Elevation: 839.0 ft.822.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 127 magnetic, 122 true307 magnetic, 302 true
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 990 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear39 ft. trees, 780 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ROGER W. FRASER
100 N, FIFTH AVE
ANN ARBOR, MI 48104
Phone 734-994-2650
Manager: MATTHEW KULHANEK
100 N, FIFTH AVE, P.O. BOX 8647
ANN ARBOR, MI 48107-8647
Phone 734-994-9124

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 130
Single engine airplanes: 108
Multi engine airplanes: 15
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 5
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 156/day *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
WHEN ATCT CLSD CONFIRM SNOW REMOVAL OPNS & WINTER CONDS - CTAF.
RY 24 RUNUP AREA, FIRST 200 FT OF TWY A, & TWY AI BTN TWY A & RY 24 HOL LINE NOT VSB FM TWR.
NO SNOW REMOVAL FOR RY 12/30.
24 HR RESTROOMS LCTD IN Q-ROW NW HANGARS, COMBINATION 13455.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CRUXX FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (292KB)
GOHMA ONE   download (150KB)
LLEEO TWO   download (364KB)
SPRTN THREE   download (188KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (266KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (313KB)
VOR RWY 06   download (241KB)
VOR RWY 24   download (249KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (26KB)
 
Departure Procedures
AKRON THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (322KB)
ERRTH THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (437KB)
FORT WAYNE FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (303KB)
MOONN THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (443KB)
PALACE FIVE **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (521KB)
RICHMOND FIVE   2 pages: [1] [2] (321KB)
ROSEWOOD THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (310KB)
ST. CLAIR FOUR   download (308KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (57KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYIP - Willow Run Airport (10 nm E)
3TE - Meyers-Diver's Airport (15 nm SW)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (15 nm NE)
KDTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (17 nm E)
Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (18 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KARB (Ann Arbor Municipal Airport)
Photo by Andrew Thompson.
Photo taken 27-Jun-2009

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Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
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From to KARB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0712:07
Sunrise07:3612:36
Sunset18:0223:02
Evening civil twilight18:3123:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 09:03:20
Local (UTC-5)  12-Feb-2012 04:03:20
 
METAR
KARB  734-668-7173
120853Z AUTO 28011KT 6SM -SN OVC026 M08/M11 A3013 RMK AO2 SNB10 SLP219 P0000 60000 T10781111 56010 TSNO
KYIP 
9nm E 
120800Z 28013KT 10SM OVC029 M07/M12 A3014 RMK AO2 $
KDTW 
18nm E 
120829Z 26012KT 10SM BKN029 BKN150 M08/M13 A3012 RMK AO2 $
TAF
KYIP 
9nm E 
120528Z 1206/1306 30010G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 1206/1208 BKN025 FM120800 27012G20KT P6SM BKN018 OVC028 FM121500 29014G25KT P6SM BKN030 FM130000 26012G20KT P6SM SCT030
KDTW 
18nm E 
120528Z 1206/1312 27010G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 1206/1208 BKN025 FM120800 27013G20KT P6SM BKN018 OVC028 FM121500 30015G25KT P6SM BKN030 FM130000 26012G20KT P6SM SCT030 FM130600 26010KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aviation Center UNICOM 123.00
734-662-6806
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
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734-994-6651
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Excellence in Aviation. From beginning student pilots through ATP, Aircraft Sales, Full Service Maintenance facility and professional staff, Solo Aviation is conveniently located at the main terminal.
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KARB have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ANN ARBOR 1.3 149-159
FOUR POINTS ANN ARBOR 1.3 102-270
CLARION HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 4.7 75-90
RED ROOF INN - U OF M, SOUTH 1.2 63-86
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES ANN ARBOR 1.2 98-194
CANDLEWOOD SUITES DETROIT ANN ARBOR 1.5 65-100
SLEEP INN & SUITES 9.4 70-76
 

Other hotels near Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA DETROIT - ANN ARBOR 1.1 44-107
THE KENSINGTON COURT 1.2 99-139
COMFORT INN & SUITES ANN ARBOR 1.2 90-91
HAMPTON INN ANN ARBOR-SOUTH 1.2 87-149
RESIDENCE ANN ARBOR BY MARRIOTT 1.2 109-199
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT ANN ARBOR 1.3 94-130
EXTENDED STAY DELUXE DETROIT - ANN ARBOR 1.3 72-92
HOLIDAY INN & SUITES ANN ARBOR UNIV MICHIGAN AREA 1.4 122-163
LAMP POST INN 3.0 49-67
A VICTORY INN & SUITES - ANN ARBOR 3.7 50-110
QUALITY INN & SUITES 3.9 107-190
DAYS INN OF ANN ARBOR 3.9 51-150
BELL TOWER HOTEL 3.9 202-312
COMFORT INN AND SUITES ANN ARBOR 3.9 80-140

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

27 in Ann Arbor
1 in Ypsilanti
1 in Milan
4 in Belleville
9 in Canton
2 in Chelsea
3 in Plymouth
27 in Romulus
4 in Dundee
2 in Northville
 

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Other Pages about Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

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