FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AMN |
| Lat/Long: | 43-19-19.7000N / 084-41-16.6000W 43-19.328333N / 084-41.276667W 43.3221389 / -84.6879444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 754 ft. / 229.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ALMA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48801 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AMN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1630, |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 18/36; VASI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.175 (989-463-3433) |
| SAGINAW APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| SAGINAW DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOP (18 nm N): | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
- APCH/DEP 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 |
| MOPr178/18.2 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr248/29.4 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| LANr006/36.3 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALMA | | 096/4.3 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| BROWNE | | 266/36.8 | | 385 | | 06W | | HYX | .... -.-- -..- |
| WIGGINS | | 197/40.0 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4999 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-19.381320N | | 43-19.377747N |
| Longitude: | 084-41.761248W | | 084-40.634155W |
| Elevation: | 750.0 ft. | | 752.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | SDF | | |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3197 x 75 ft. / 974 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-19.511685N | | 43-18.985505N |
| Longitude: | 084-41.396882W | | 084-41.400077W |
| Elevation: | 752.5 ft. | | 753.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 180 true | | 005 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 125 ft. both sides of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. trees, 1825 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALMA-CO. OF GRATIOT 525 E SUPERIOR, P.O. BOX 278 ALMA, MI 48801 Phone 989-463-5430 |
| Manager: | DOUGLAS L. BRUSH 3999 WEST SEAMAN RD ALMA, MI 48801 Phone 989-463-5430 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ANIMALS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | POWERED PARACHUTE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (165KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (190KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| SDF RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (177KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (26 nm W)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (27 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (28 nm NE)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Steve Bradish, Archer N8373Y
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 22:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 14:41:18 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 09:41:18 |
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| METAR |
| KAMN | 251416Z AUTO 22009G14KT OVC070 08/06 A2968 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KMOP 18nm N | 251416Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM SCT019 SCT028 OVC080 09/08 A2968 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 29nm NE | 251120Z 2512/2612 18012KT P6SM -SHRA SCT006 OVC010 TEMPO 2512/2516 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM251600 20012G18KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM260200 22008KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM260800 24009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC005
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KLAN 33nm S | 251135Z 2512/2612 20012G18KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC035 FM251400 20012G18KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC035 FM252100 21010KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC009 FM260500 22008KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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