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C91 Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Dowagiac, Michigan, USA

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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
ELXr182/9.1KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
GIJr032/15.9GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
PMMr182/28.4PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
GSHr351/28.4GOSHEN VORTAC113.7000E
AZOr241/29.5KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
THREE RIVERS277/24.040702WHAI .... .- ..
STURGIS293/32.838204WIRS .. .-. ...
MICHIGAN CITY062/35.220301WMGC -- --. -.-.

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY MKG FADED
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-59.621735N41-59.620635N
Longitude: 086-08.343092W086-07.305887W
Elevation: 735.8 ft.746.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 090 true271 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 54 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear50 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: 41-59.344720N41-59.603717N
Longitude: 086-07.584792W086-07.252948W
Elevation: 742.5 ft.746.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 045 magnetic, 044 true225 magnetic, 224 true
Displaced threshold: no388 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 64 ft. left of centerline56 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
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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Area around C91 (Dowagiac Municipal Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of C91 (Dowagiac Municipal Airport)
Photo by Nate Enyedi
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007

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From to C91

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5811:58
Sunrise07:2812:28
Sunset17:2922:29
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 04:41:22
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 23:41:22
 
METAR
KBEH 
15nm NW 
100353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00890078
KEKM 
18nm S 
100055Z 00000KT 10SM SCT075 SCT120 13/08 A3032 RMK AO2 LAST
KSBN 
19nm SW 
100354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP274 T01000072
KLWA 
22nm N 
100416Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT120 11/04 A3035 RMK AO2
KHAI 
24nm E 
100417Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM SCT120 10/08 A3033 RMK AO2
KAZO 
30nm NE 
100353Z 35005KT 9SM FEW090 09/07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP280 T00940067
TAF
KSBN 
19nm SW 
092321Z 1000/1024 36007KT P6SM OVC060 FM100200 04004KT P6SM BKN035 FM101800 05009KT P6SM BKN150
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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
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100LL
SS $3.89 
 Updated 16-Oct-2009
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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 88-110

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
8 in Benton Harbor
3 in Paw Paw
3 in Saint Joseph
 

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