FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 01W (1980) |
| 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: | 0800-DUSK |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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
NUMEROUS CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MKG FADED |
| 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% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1450 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 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: | 045 magnetic, 044 true | | 225 magnetic, 224 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 388 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 64 ft. left of centerline | | 56 ft. tree, 986 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO AT DSLPD THLD 20:1 BASED ON 65' TREE, 175R, 1300 DSTC. |
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: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 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 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MODEL RDO-CTL ACFT OPR E SIDE OF RY 04/22. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nate Enyedi
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Dowagiac Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:01:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 22:01:52 |
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| METAR |
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KBEH
15nm NW | 100253Z AUTO 05006KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR FEW050 OVC060 M04/M07 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP057 P0000 60002 T10441067 56005
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KEKM
18nm S | 100155Z 36003KT 2SM -SN BKN010 OVC015 M03/M04 A2964 RMK A02 LAST
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KSBN
19nm SW | 100254Z 01007KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC035 M04/M06 A2964 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 SLP049 P0001 60004 T10391056 57008
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KLWA
22nm N | 100255Z AUTO 04009KT 3SM -SN OVC012 M04/M06 A2967 RMK AO2
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KHAI
24nm E | 100255Z AUTO 36008KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC008 M04/M05 A2962 RMK AO2
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KAZO
30nm NE | 100256Z 03008G17KT 1SM -SN BKN019 OVC026 M05/M08 A2964 RMK AO2 P0000
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KSBN
19nm SW | 092334Z 1000/1024 36010G20KT 1SM -SN BR SCT007 BKN017 TEMPO 1000/1004 1/2SM SN FZFG VV007 FM100600 33018G28KT 1/2SM -SN BLSN VV005 FM101600 33020G32KT 1SM -SHSN BLSN OVC010
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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