FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | 0830-1630 |
| 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 | | 096/4.2 | | 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 | | |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 2308 ft. from runway, 364 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. tree, 1295 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
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. 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. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 80 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 17:1 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 W. SEAMAN RD. ALMA, MI 48801 Phone 989-463-5430 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | 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 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 09:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunset | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:10:56 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 03:10:56 |
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| METAR |
| KAMN | 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 06/06 A3007 RMK AO2
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KMOP 18nm N | 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 08/07 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 29nm NE | 130613Z 130606 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT006 SCT200 TEMPO 0812 16004KT 1/2SM FG BKN006 FM1300 17006KT 6SM BR SCT008 BKN200 FM1500 18011G17KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM2300 16010KT P6SM BKN200
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KLAN 33nm S | 130520Z 130606 14006KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150 TEMPO 0609 BKN050 FM1500 17012G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM0100 16011KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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