AirNav: KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport

KAMN

Gratiot Community Airport
Alma, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

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 -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-SAT 0800-1530
Pattern altitude:	1754 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 18/36; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

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:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	40.0
Double wheel:	65.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

43-19.381323N

43-19.377747N

Longitude:

084-41.762353W

084-40.634155W

Elevation:

749.8 ft.

752.6 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

095 magnetic, 090 true

275 magnetic, 270 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

SDF

Obstructions:

62 ft. trees, 2308 ft. from runway, 347 ft. left and right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear

59 ft. trees, 1380 ft. from runway, 354 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

3197 x 75 ft. / 974 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

26.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

185 magnetic, 180 true

005 magnetic, 000 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

53 ft. trees, 1260 ft. from runway, 323 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

76 ft. trees, 1112 ft. from runway, 345 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 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:	MICHAEL SCHIFFER 3999 WEST SEAMAN RD ALMA, MI 48801 Phone 989-463-5430

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		27
Single engine airplanes:		21
Multi engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
58%	local general aviation
42%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

-	ANIMALS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	POWERED PARACHUTE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	AEROBATIC BOX OVER ARPT, FROM 500 FT AGL TO 5,000 FT AGL IMT SOUTH OF AND INCLUDING RY 9/27; 8,700 FT LONG X 6,000 FT WIDE. SEE NOTAMS FOR ACTIVE TIMES.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09		download (233KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (166KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27		download (228KB)
VOR/DME RWY 18		download (144KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (22KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
13C - Lakeview-Griffith Field Airport (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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Area around KAMN (Gratiot Community Airport)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-May-2013

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	09:39
Sunrise	06:13	10:13
Sunset	20:58	00:58
Evening civil twilight	21:31	01:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 12:09:34
Local (UTC-4)	18-May-2013 08:09:34

METAR

KAMN	181134Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01200086
KMOP 18nm N	181135Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM OVC080 10/08 A3017 RMK AO2 T01020081

TAF

KMBS 29nm NE	181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
KLAN 33nm S	181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11009KT P6SM BKN050

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Three Point Aviation, LLC

989-463-5500
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, ...

More info about Three Point Aviation, LLC

Avfuel
	100LL		Jet A
AS		$5.63		$5.60
Updated 06-May-2013

2 read write

AS=Assisted/Self Service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Gratiot Community Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
ALMA MOTEL ALMA		5.1

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Hotels in other cities near Gratiot Community Airport

1 in	Alma
7 in	Mount Pleasant

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Other Pages about Gratiot Community Airport

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