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C91 Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Dowagiac, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: C91
Lat/Long: 41-59-34.5630N / 086-07-40.8450W
41-59.576050N / 086-07.680750W
41.9929342 / -86.1280125
(estimated)
Elevation: 748 ft. / 228.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (1980)
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
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: 1548 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI RY 09 & VASI 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 poor condition
NUMEROUS CRACKS IN PVMNT.
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: 41-59.621783N41-59.620717N
Longitude: 086-08.343383W086-07.306050W
Elevation: 736.0 ft.746.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 090 true271 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor 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: yesyes
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear68 ft. trees, 1016 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2200 x 100 ft. / 671 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: 41-59.341200N41-59.619383N
Longitude: 086-07.528333W086-07.217400W
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 041 magnetic, 040 true221 magnetic, 220 true
Displaced threshold: no400 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 17 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear65 ft. tree, 900 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 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: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 70/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

NUMEROUS ULTRALIGHTS & ACFT WITH NO RADIO ON & INVOF ARPT.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
MODEL RDO-CTL AIRCRAFT OPR E SIDE OF RWY 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27   download (252KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 13-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2911:29
Sunrise07:5711:57
Sunset19:0423:04
Evening civil twilight19:3223:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Oct-2008 23:41:23
Local (UTC-4)  13-Oct-2008 19:41:23
 
METAR
KBEH 
15nm NW 
132253Z AUTO 19006KT 8SM OVC070 24/16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02440156
KEKM 
18nm S 
132255Z 18004KT 10SM SCT065 24/15 A3021 RMK A02
KSBN 
19nm SW 
132254Z 19006KT 10SM FEW070 24/15 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02440150
KLWA 
22nm N 
132316Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 23/15 A3018 RMK AO2
KHAI 
24nm E 
132316Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3021 RMK AO2
KAZO 
29nm NE 
132253Z 16004KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T02390128
TAF
KSBN 
19nm SW 
131721Z 131818 19009KT P6SM SCT080 FM0300 22008KT P6SM OVC080 FM1400 28008KT P6SM BKN080
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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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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 70-120

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
7 in Benton Harbor
2 in Saint Joseph
3 in Paw Paw
 

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