AirNav: C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport

C91

Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Dowagiac, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier:	C91
Lat/Long:	41-59-34.5000N / 086-07-41.8000W 41-59.575000N / 086-07.696667W 41.9929167 / -86.1282778 (estimated)
Elevation:	747 ft. / 227.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (2010)
From city:	1 mile NW of DOWAGIAC, MI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	49047

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1974
Sectional chart:	CHICAGO
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1547 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; VASI RY 09 & PAPI RY 27 & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - 122.8.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
SOUTH BEND APPROACH:	118.55
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE:	118.55
WX ASOS at BEH (16 nm NW):	121.55 (269-925-9008)
WX AWOS-3 at EKM (17 nm S):	124.475 (574-264-9002)
WX ASOS at SBN (19 nm SW):	PHONE 574-233-2716

APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ELXr182/9.1	KEELER VOR/DME	116.60	00E
GIJr032/15.9	GIPPER VORTAC	115.40	00E
PMMr182/28.4	PULLMAN VOR/DME	112.10	00E
GSHr351/28.4	GOSHEN VORTAC	113.70	00E
AZOr241/29.5	KALAMAZOO VOR/DME	109.00	01W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
THREE RIVERS	277/24.0	407	02W	HAI	.... .- ..
STURGIS	293/32.8	382	04W	IRS	.. .-. ...
MICHIGAN CITY	062/35.2	203	01W	MGC	-- --. -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HR.
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

4700 x 100 ft. / 1433 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	60.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

41-59.621735N

41-59.620635N

Longitude:

086-08.343092W

086-07.305887W

Elevation:

735.8 ft.

746.7 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

095 magnetic, 090 true

275 magnetic, 270 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

67 ft. trees, 1540 ft. from runway, 190 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

70 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	2176 x 100 ft. / 663 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	RWY 04 /22 & DSPLD THLD MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	41-59.344720N	41-59.603717N
Longitude:	086-07.584792W	086-07.252948W
Elevation:	742.5 ft.	746.8 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	049 magnetic, 044 true	229 magnetic, 224 true
Displaced threshold:	no	388 ft.
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	55 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear	65 ft. tree, 910 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSLPD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF DOWAGIAC PO BOX 430, 241 SOUTH FRONT DOWAGIAC, MI 49047 Phone 269-782-8220
Manager:	GARY CARLILE CITY OF DOWAGIAC, 241 S. FRONT ST. DOWAGIAC, MI 49047 Phone 269-782-3574

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		16
Single engine airplanes:		12
Multi engine airplanes:		3
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 69/week *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	MODEL RDO-CTL ACFT OPR E SIDE OF RY 04/22.
-	ADMIN. BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN III-II SIMULTANEOUS, THEN I.

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.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09		download (233KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27		download (228KB)
VOR-A		download (189KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (55KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (10 nm SW)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (11 nm W)
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (19 nm SW)

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Area around C91 (Dowagiac Municipal Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:17	12:17
Sunrise	07:45	12:45
Sunset	18:12	23:12
Evening civil twilight	18:41	23:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Feb-2012 22:45:06
Local (UTC-5)	12-Feb-2012 17:45:06

METAR

KBEH 15nm NW	122153Z AUTO 28010G17KT 10SM CLR M01/M10 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP241 T10061100
KEKM 18nm S	122150Z 28011G18KT 10SM CLR M01/M11 A3022 RMK AO2
KSBN 19nm SW	122154Z 28008KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00001111
KLWA 22nm N	122235Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 00/M09 A3019 RMK AO2 T00001087
KHAI 24nm E	122234Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM CLR M02/M08 A3018 RMK AO2 T10201076
KAZO 30nm NE	122153Z 28012KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP232 T10171089

TAF

KSBN
19nm SW

121739Z 1218/1318 28014G22KT P6SM FEW030 FM130000 25008KT P6SM SKC FM131400 22012G20KT P6SM BKN150

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Dowagiac Municipal Airport

269-782-3574

no information available

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	100LL
SS		$5.50
Updated 11-Oct-2011

write

SS=Self service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Dowagiac Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES DOWAGIAC/NILES, MI		0.9	79-159

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 Dowagiac Municipal Airport

1 in	Dowagiac
1 in	Berrien Springs
7 in	Benton Harbor
3 in	Paw Paw
3 in	Saint Joseph

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