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KBIV West Michigan Regional Airport
Holland, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: BIV
Lat/Long: 42-44-34.0000N / 086-06-28.2000W
42-44.566667N / 086-06.470000W
42.7427778 / -86.1078333
(estimated)
Elevation: 698 ft. / 212.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 2 miles S of HOLLAND, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49423

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1947
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BIV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-2100
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT OTHER HRS & DURG EMERG CALL 616-392-7831
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: HIRL RY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 26; REIL RY 08; PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX ASOS: 119.025 (616-394-0190)
MUSKEGON APPROACH: 119.8
MUSKEGON DEPARTURE: 119.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 123.95
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/269.6 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN MUSKEGON APCH CTL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PMMr360/16.6PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
MKGr188/25.8MUSKEGON VORTAC115.2001W
GRRr268/27.0GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME115.9504W
ELXr001/35.9KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
AZOr322/39.0KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOLLAND149/3.923303WHLM .... .-.. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 175.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 42-44.478777N42-44.655228N
Longitude: 086-07.129177W086-05.810233W
Elevation: 697.9 ft.685.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 084 magnetic, 080 true264 magnetic, 260 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 91 ft. bldg, 3857 ft. from runway, 380 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
WIND TURBINE
none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF HOLLAND
270 S. RIVER AVE
HOLLAND, MI 49423
Phone 616-394-1380
Manager: RON LUDEMA
1581 S. WASHINGTON AVE
HOLLAND, MI 49423
Phone 616-392-7831

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 48
Single engine airplanes: 31
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 10
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/day *
47% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation
6% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

RADIO CALL, "HOLLAND."

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 26 **CHANGED**   download (243KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED**   download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED**   download (228KB)
VOR-A **CHANGED**   download (158KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (122KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

35D - Padgham Field Airport (18 nm SE)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (18 nm N)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (24 nm S)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (26 nm N)
KGRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport (27 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1910:19
Sunrise06:5010:50
Sunset20:4900:49
Evening civil twilight21:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 09:01:30
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 05:01:30
 
METAR
KBIV 130853Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01500106 53007
TAF
KMKG 
26nm N 
130540Z 1306/1406 36007KT P6SM SCT100 SCT150 FM131400 35014G24KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 35006KT P6SM SKC
KGRR 
27nm E 
130540Z 1306/1406 31005KT P6SM BKN100 FM131400 33015G25KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 34006KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tulip City Air Service, Inc. 616-392-7831
toll-free 1-800-748-0515
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the West Michigan Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the West Michigan Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBIV have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN HOLLAND 5.4 159-274
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOLLAND 2.7 139-189
 

Other hotels near West Michigan Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT HOLLAND 1.6 169-179
COMFORT INN HOLLAND 2.0 90-91
DAYS INN MOTEL HOLLAND 2.2 55-64
MICROTEL INN AND SUITES HOLLAND 2.4 59-76
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.7 48-120
WOODEN SHOE MOTEL 3.0 50-80
ECONO LODGE HOLLAND 3.1 50-60
COUNTRY INN HOLLAND 4.9 116-187
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOLLAND 5.4 120-175
FAIRFIELD INN HOLLAND 5.5 120-125
HOLLAND INN AND SUITES 5.5 68-80

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near West Michigan Regional Airport

14 in Holland
2 in Saugatuck
1 in Douglas
2 in Hudsonville
 

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