FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (53KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Bradish, Archer N8373Y
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 04:50:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 23:50:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMN | 100436Z AUTO 36011G17KT 2 1/2SM -SN OVC018 M06/M07 A2965 RMK AO2
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KMOP
18nm N | 100436Z AUTO 36009G15KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC007 M06/M06 A2969 RMK AO2
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KMBS
29nm NE | 100105Z 1001/1024 04018G26KT 2SM -SN BLSN BKN015 OVC028 TEMPO 1003/1007 1SM -SN BLSN BKN010 OVC020 FM100800 02018G28KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC026 FM101000 01016G27KT 6SM -SN BLSN OVC030 FM101500 33015G24KT 6SM BLSN OVC035
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KLAN
33nm S | 092340Z 1000/1024 03012G22KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC006 FM100800 36012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101400 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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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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