FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BAX |
| Lat/Long: | 43-46-48.8000N / 082-59-07.5000W 43-46.813333N / 082-59.125000W 43.7802222 / -82.9854167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 763 ft. / 232.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of BAD AXE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48413 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BAX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1630 ARPT UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS & EASTER. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RYS 04/22 & 17/35 OPER DUSK-2130; TO INCR INTST & AFT 2130 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 108.2 (989-269-4137) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BAX at field | | BAD AXE VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 05W |
| ECKr347/33.5 | | PECK VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 07W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5009 x 75 ft. / 1527 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 43-47.102305N | | 43-46.306740N |
| Longitude: | 082-59.253372W | | 082-58.954592W |
| Elevation: | 762.8 ft. | | 753.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 165 true | | 350 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 1775 ft. from runway, 442 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3495 x 75 ft. / 1065 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS . |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RY 04-22 NSTD MIRL; LGTS LAST 2000 FT NOT SPLIT/AMBER LENS. |
| Runway edge markings: | MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 43-46.717828N | | 43-47.224093N |
| Longitude: | 082-59.344073W | | 082-58.967087W |
| Elevation: | 754.6 ft. | | 762.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 028 true | | 213 magnetic, 208 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. rr, 201 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline APCH 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 47 ft. trees, 435 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NEAL J. HENTSCHL P.O. BOX 270, 417 SOUTH HANSELMAN STREET BAD AXE, MI 48413 Phone 989-269-6404 |
| Manager: | ELLEN M. ENGLER 352 THOMPSON RD BAD AXE, MI 48413 Phone 989-269-6511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TWY 'A' CLSD WINTER MONTHS. |
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.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (28 nm SW)
77G - Marlette Airport (28 nm S)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (37 nm NW)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (42 nm W)
KHYX - Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (43 nm SW)
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:24 | | 23:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:20:51 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 04:20:51 |
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| METAR |
| KBAX | 100855Z AUTO 05011G18KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC011 M04/M05 A2959 RMK AO2
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KP58 16nm NE | 100851Z AUTO 05019G29KT M03/M05 A2961 RMK AO2 PK WND 05029/0849 SLP038 60003 T10331050 56009 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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| TAF |
KMBS 50nm W | 100813Z 1008/1106 04018G26KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN VV003 FM101000 02018G28KT 2SM -SN BLSN BKN007 OVC015 TEMPO 1010/1011 3/4SM -SN BLSN BKN005 FM101200 01016G27KT 6SM -SN BLSN OVC030 FM101500 33015G24KT 6SM BLSN OVC035
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