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KHYX Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport
Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: HYX
Lat/Long: 43-26-00.3000N / 083-51-44.4000W
43-26.005000N / 083-51.740000W
43.4334167 / -83.8623333
(estimated)
Elevation: 601 ft. / 183.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 4 miles E of SAGINAW, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48601

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HYX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0730-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1530
ARPT UNATNDD HOLIDAYS.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SS-SR
ACTVT MALSR RY 27MIRL RYS 05/23, 09/27, PAPI & REIL RY 09 & PAPI RYS 05, 23, 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.325 (989-752-3408)
SAGINAW APPROACH: 120.95
SAGINAW DEPARTURE: 120.95
WX AWOS-3 at MBS (11 nm NW): PHONE 989-695-2488
WX AWOS-3 at CFS (18 nm E): 119.275 (989-672-4182)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBSr125/11.1SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
FNTr356/28.4FLINT VORTAC116.9006W
MOPr112/39.7MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BROWNEat field38506WHYX .... -.-- -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
24 HR SELF SERVE FUEL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 60.0
Double wheel: 72.0
Double tandem: 101.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-26.034333N43-26.035300N
Longitude: 083-52.312500W083-51.182917W
Elevation: 599.0 ft.597.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 090 true274 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 89 ft. pline, 3400 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2951 x 60 ft. / 899 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
NUMEROUS TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY 5/23 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 43-25.774417N43-26.120242N
Longitude: 083-51.955933W083-51.487855W
Elevation: 600.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 045 true229 magnetic, 225 true
Displaced threshold: 120 ft.130 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 6 ft. fence, 201 ft. from runway
RWY 05 APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DSPLCD THR, +15 FT ROAD 328 FT DSTC.		15 ft. road, 279 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
RY 23 2 FT CONC CULVERT, 80 FT L, 100 FT FM RY END & DITCH 15 FT DEEP ACROSS APCH END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF SAGINAW
4821 JANES ROAD
SAGINAW, MI 48601
Phone 989-758-2459
Manager: ALAN KAUFMAN
4821 JANES RD
SAGINAW, MI 48601
Phone 989-758-2459

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 69
Single engine airplanes: 60
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

- BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RY 23 HAS 2 FT HIGH CONC CULVERT, 120 FT L, 20 FT FM RY END & DITCH 15 FT DEEP ACROSS THE APCH END, 120 FT L TO 21 FT R, 20 FT TO 197 FT FM RY END.
- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU SAGINAW CD & FLT SVCS.

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (296KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (276KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (199KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KMBS - MBS International Airport (11 nm NW)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (18 nm E)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (22 nm NW)
6G0 - Athelone Williams Memorial Airport (28 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KHYX (Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport)
Photo by: Tom Taylor, Essexville, MI
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Sectional chart
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From to KHYX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1112:11
Sunrise07:4212:42
Sunset17:0222:02
Evening civil twilight17:3422:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:12:30
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 15:12:30
 
METAR
KHYX 251955Z AUTO 23013KT 10SM SCT017 SCT023 OVC044 08/06 A2968 RMK AO2
KMBS 
11nm NW 		251953Z 22010KT 10SM BKN027 OVC034 09/06 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP052 T00890056
KCFS 
18nm E 		251955Z AUTO 21012G17KT 10SM -RA BKN025 BKN033 OVC044 08/05 A2968 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
11nm NW 		251729Z 2518/2618 22012G18KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 2518/2522 5SM -SHRA BR BKN018 OVC025 FM260600 22009KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM261300 24012KT 4SM -SHRA OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Harry W. Browne Airport 989-758-2459
989-295-0675
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Catering, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms

More info about Harry W. Browne Airport
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS --- $4.50 
SS $4.24 --- 
 Updated 06-Oct-2009
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Seeley Aircraft Service 989-755-7271
989-714-0564
[email]
 Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, Computerized weather, Restrooms

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Valley Aviation 989-753-4951
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KHYX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON SAGINAW 6.0 97-154
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN SAGINAW 2.1 65-110
 

Other hotels near Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport

Miles Price ($)
MOTEL 6 SAGINAW - FRANKENMUTH 2.0 62-69
HOWARD JOHNSON PLAZA SAGINAW M 3.7 50-70
KNIGHTS INN BRIDGEPORT MI 5.6 47
BAYMONT INN & SUITES FRANKENMUTH/BRIDGEPORT 5.6 129-130
KNIGHTS INN SAGINAW 5.9 47-70
HAMPTON INN SAGINAW MI 5.9 67-97
SUPER 8 SAGINAW MI 5.9 47-66

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 Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport

14 in Saginaw
2 in Bridgeport
6 in Frankenmuth
7 in Bay City
6 in Birch Run
 

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