FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 |
| 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (192KB) |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nate Enyedi
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 08:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 22:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 22:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 19:54:13 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Dec-2009 14:54:13 |
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| METAR |
KBEH 15nm NW | 101910Z AUTO 27025G33KT 1/4SM +SN FEW009 BKN023 OVC034 M10/M13 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 27033/1904 P0000
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KEKM 18nm S | 101855Z 25014G25KT 10SM CLR M12/M08 A2992 RMK A02
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KSBN 19nm SW | 101854Z 25018KT 10SM FEW030 M12/M18 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 25027/1840 SLP152 T11221183
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KLWA 22nm N | 101936Z AUTO 27018G29KT 3/4SM -SN BKN010 BKN014 OVC020 M08/M12 A2987 RMK AO2 VIS 1/4V2 1/2
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KHAI 24nm E | 101936Z AUTO 24011G19KT 4SM HZ BKN018 BKN025 OVC029 M11/M16 A2989 RMK AO2
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KAZO 30nm NE | 101942Z 24013G23KT 1/2SM SN BKN010 OVC014 M11/M14 A2986 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
KSBN 19nm SW | 101723Z 1018/1118 25020G30KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1018/1021 BKN030 FM110000 25015KT P6SM SKC FM110900 26015KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1110/1113 BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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