FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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: | 747.3 ft. / 227.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (2010) |
From city: | 1 mile NW of DOWAGIAC, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49047 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1974 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Pattern altitude: | 1547.3 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWYS 09 & RWY 27; & REIL RWYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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): | 120.675 (574-251-2652) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD 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 |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
STURGIS | | 293/32.8 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 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 good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 9 ft. crops, 231 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left and right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear +2 FT CROPS, 2 FT TALL, 75 DIST, 250 L & R. | | 55 ft. trees, 982 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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 & RWY 22 DSPLCD THR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 41-59.344667N | | 41-59.603667N |
Longitude: | 086-07.584833W | | 086-07.253000W |
Elevation: | 742.0 ft. | | 746.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 044 true | | 229 magnetic, 224 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 388 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 1159 ft. from runway, 109 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 72 ft. tree, 950 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSLPD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF DOWAGIAC 241 S. FRONT ST., 241 S FRONT ST DOWAGIAC, MI 49047-1738 Phone 269-782-8530 |
Manager: | OSCAR AZEVEDO 241 S. FRONT ST., 241 S FRONT ST DOWAGIAC, MI 49047-1738 Phone 269-591-0054 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 69/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | MODEL R/C ACFT OPS E SIDE OF RWY 04/22. |
- | ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN III-II SIMULTANEOUS, THEN I. |
- | FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (411KB) |
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 International Airport (19 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nate Enyedi
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:47 | | 01:47 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jun-2023 03:49:06 |
Local (UTC-4) | 03-Jun-2023 23:49:06 |
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METAR |
KBEH 15nm NW | 040253Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02330144 53003
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KEKM 18nm S | 040335Z AUTO 08007KT 7SM CLR 22/20 A3002 RMK AO2 T02240201 $
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KSBN 19nm SW | 040254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 60000 T02440167 53003
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KLWA 22nm N | 040335Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3002 RMK AO2 T02370112
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KHAI 24nm E | 040335Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3004 RMK AO2 T02290122
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KAZO 30nm NE | 040253Z 07006KT 8SM CLR 25/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02500100 53012
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TAF |
KSBN 19nm SW | 032144Z 0322/0418 35012KT P6SM SCT250 FM040400 08007KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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