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 |
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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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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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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Click on chart to expand
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 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 04:41:22 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 23:41:22 |
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| METAR |
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KBEH
15nm NW | 100353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00890078
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KEKM
18nm S | 100055Z 00000KT 10SM SCT075 SCT120 13/08 A3032 RMK AO2 LAST
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KSBN
19nm SW | 100354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP274 T01000072
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KLWA
22nm N | 100416Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT120 11/04 A3035 RMK AO2
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KHAI
24nm E | 100417Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM SCT120 10/08 A3033 RMK AO2
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KAZO
30nm NE | 100353Z 35005KT 9SM FEW090 09/07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP280 T00940067
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| TAF |
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KSBN
19nm SW | 092321Z 1000/1024 36007KT P6SM OVC060 FM100200 04004KT P6SM BKN035 FM101800 05009KT P6SM BKN150
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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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