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 |
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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 |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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-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: | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 01:58:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 20:58:06 |
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| METAR |
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KBEH
15nm NW | 120153Z AUTO 30014G21KT 10SM OVC030 M06/M12 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP271 T10611122
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KEKM
18nm S | 112155Z 29012KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC010 M08/M11 A3029 RMK AO2
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KSBN
19nm SW | 120054Z 28009KT 10SM OVC031 M08/M14 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP278 T10781139
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KLWA
22nm N | 120135Z AUTO 31012G19KT 10SM OVC030 M06/M11 A3028 RMK AO2 T10571110
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KHAI
24nm E | 120134Z AUTO 27009KT 7SM -SN OVC031 M08/M10 A3027 RMK AO2 T10851105
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KAZO
30nm NE | 120153Z 27005KT 3SM -SN BR OVC029 M08/M11 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP264 P0000 T10831106
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KSBN
19nm SW | 112220Z 1122/1218 29013KT P6SM -SHSN OVC035 TEMPO 1122/1124 4SM -SHSN OVC025 FM120200 27012KT P6SM SCT025 FM121500 29015G22KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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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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