FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IMT |
| Lat/Long: | 45-49-06.1000N / 088-06-52.4000W 45-49.101667N / 088-06.873333W 45.8183611 / -88.1145556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1182 ft. / 360.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49802 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IMT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0530-2330 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1982 ft. MSL TPA FOR JET/TURBO-JET AND PROP ACFT OVER 12500LBS IS 1500' AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT HIRL RY 01/19; MIRL RY 13/31; VASI RYS 19 & 31; REIL RYS 19 & 31; MALSR RY 01 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY TURNOFF LGTS. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ACR OPS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS ARE NOT AUZD IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTER SCHEDULED ARR/DEP TIMES WO PRIOR COORDINATION WITH ARPT MGR AND CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO TKF OR LDG. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.025 (906-774-1999) |
- UNICOM MONITORED PART TIME.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 121.25/322.5 (IRON MOUNTAIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IMT at field | | IRON MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6501 x 150 ft. / 1982 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 190.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 45-48.630960N | | 45-49.690948N |
| Longitude: | 088-06.908363W | | 088-06.704392W |
| Elevation: | 1132.0 ft. | | 1181.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 010 magnetic, 008 true | | 190 magnetic, 188 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6501 TODA:6501 ASDA:6501 LDA:6501 | | TORA:6501 TODA:6501 ASDA:6501 LDA:6501 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI 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: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 2900 ft. from runway, 50 ft. both sides of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3809 x 75 ft. / 1161 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 80.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-49.209077N | | 45-48.790135N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.319348W | | 088-06.652732W |
| Elevation: | 1128.7 ft. | | 1124.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 132 true | | 314 magnetic, 312 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3809 TODA:3809 ASDA:3809 LDA:3809 | | TORA:3809 TODA:3809 ASDA:3809 LDA:3809 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 1277 ft. from runway, 312 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DICKINSON COUNTY COUNTY COURT HOUSE IRON MOUNTAIN, MI 49802 Phone 906-774-2573 |
| Manager: | TIM HOWEN FORD ARPT KINGSFORD, MI 49801 Phone 906-774-4870 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 57% | air taxi | | 27% | commercial | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 7% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER; COYOTES & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL 906-774-4830. |
| - | ARFF CREWS WILL BE MONITORING UNICOM / CTAF DURING ALL AIR CARRIER OPS. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL CREW WILL BE MONITORING CTAF/UNICOM DURING ALL AIR CARRIER OPS TO PASS ALONG UPDATED SURFACE CONDITION REPORTS. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| LOC/DME BC RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| VOR RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NDB RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (44KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KESC - Delta County Airport (43 nm E)
KSAW - Sawyer International Airport (44 nm NE)
KMNM - Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport (46 nm SE)
KEGV - Eagle River Union Airport (49 nm W)
KLNL - Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (50 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bruce St.Onge
Taken in January 2007
looking north down runway 1
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 23:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:40:00 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 01:40:00 |
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| METAR |
| KIMT | 100654Z AUTO 34013G22KT 10SM BKN025 OVC037 M06/M09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP144 T10561094
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| TAF |
KSAW 44nm NE | 100522Z 1006/1106 02015G23KT 5SM -SN OVC015 TEMPO 1006/1010 2SM -SN OVC010 FM101000 01016G25KT 5SM -SN OVC012 FM102100 34015KT 5SM -SN OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1006/1011
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| NOTAMs |
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