FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AMN |
| Lat/Long: | 43-19-19.7130N / 084-41-16.6170W
43-19.328550N / 084-41.276950W
43.3221425 / -84.6879492
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 754 ft. / 229.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ALMA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | | 096/4.2 | | 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: | 5000 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: | 43-19.381217N | | 43-19.377583N |
| Longitude: | 084-41.761250W | | 084-40.634383W |
| Elevation: | 749.0 ft. | | 752.0 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 |
| Instrument approach: | SDF | | |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 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: | 43-19.511583N | | 43-18.985333N |
| Longitude: | 084-41.397133W | | 084-41.400317W |
| Elevation: | 752.0 ft. | | 753.0 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 |
| 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (165KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (187KB) |
| SDF RWY 09 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 | |
download (178KB) |
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)
3BS - 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 09:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunset | | 21:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 00:39:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 20:39:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMN | 050017Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A2995 RMK AO2
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KMOP
18nm N | 050016Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2995 RMK AO2
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KMBS
29nm NE | 042320Z 0500/0524 25005KT P6SM SCT070 FM050400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080
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KLAN
33nm S | 042320Z 0500/0524 26006KT P6SM SCT250
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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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