FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E53 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-50-46.4400N / 083-02-48.4500W 43-50.774000N / 083-02.807500W 43.8462333 / -83.0467917 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 725 ft. / 221 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of BAD AXE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48413 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1996 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BAX (5 nm SE): | 118.6 (989-269-4137) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BAXr329/4.7 | | BAD AXE VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 05W |
| ECKr345/38.2 | | PECK VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 07W |
| ASPr165/39.1 | | AU SABLE VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 07W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2523 x 65 ft. / 769 x 20 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD LIRL, NOT FOR PUBLIC USE. FIRST 575 FT RY 25 NOT LIGHTED. |
| Runway edge markings: | 07/25 MKD WITH CONES. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 43-50.727000N | | 43-50.821000N |
| Longitude: | 083-03.087000W | | 083-02.528000W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 575 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 60 ft. both sides of centerline | | 20 ft. pline, marked, 40 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; +40 FT TREES 60 FT R FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ALAN & ELLEN ENGLER 1815 NORTH THOMAS ROAD BAD AXE, MI 48413 Phone 989-269-6511 OWNER RESIDES AT ARPT. |
| Manager: | ALAN ENGLER 1815 NORTH THOMAS ROAD BAD AXE, MI 48413 Phone 989-269-6511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: 200/year * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL IREG FOR INFO CALL 989-269-8815. |
| - | RY 7, +7 FT CORN CROP DURING GROWING SEASON. |
| - | RWY 25, -2 FT DITCH 45 FT EAST OF RWY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at E53.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (5 nm SE)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (29 nm SW)
77G - Marlette Airport (32 nm S)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (32 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (39 nm N)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 09:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:10:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:10:50 |
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| METAR |
KBAX 5nm SE | 181132Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM OVC080 11/08 A3020 RMK AO2 T01070075
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KP58 15nm NE | 181151Z AUTO 13008KT 11/06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01060061 10106 20089 51008 PWINO TSNO $
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| TAF |
KMBS 49nm W | 181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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