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 |
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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 poor condition
NUMEROUS CRACKS IN PVMNT. |
| 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: | 41-59.621783N | | 41-59.620717N |
| Longitude: | 086-08.343383W | | 086-07.306050W |
| Elevation: | 736.0 ft. | | 746.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 68 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: | 41-59.341200N | | 41-59.619383N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.528333W | | 086-07.217400W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 040 true | | 221 magnetic, 220 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 400 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 65 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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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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 13-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 23:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 23:41:23 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Oct-2008 19:41:23 |
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| METAR |
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KBEH
15nm NW | 132253Z AUTO 19006KT 8SM OVC070 24/16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02440156
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KEKM
18nm S | 132255Z 18004KT 10SM SCT065 24/15 A3021 RMK A02
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KSBN
19nm SW | 132254Z 19006KT 10SM FEW070 24/15 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02440150
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KLWA
22nm N | 132316Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 23/15 A3018 RMK AO2
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KHAI
24nm E | 132316Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3021 RMK AO2
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KAZO
29nm NE | 132253Z 16004KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T02390128
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| TAF |
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KSBN
19nm SW | 131721Z 131818 19009KT P6SM SCT080 FM0300 22008KT P6SM OVC080 FM1400 28008KT P6SM BKN080
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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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