FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| PMMr360/16.6 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| MKGr188/25.8 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| GRRr268/27.0 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| ELXr001/35.9 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| AZOr322/39.0 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOLLAND | | 149/3.9 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.478777N | | 42-44.655228N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.129177W | | 086-05.810233W |
| Elevation: | 697.9 ft. | | 685.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 080 true | | 264 magnetic, 260 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | | 50 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| 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
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (158KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rachel Marlin
Photo taken 09-Nov-2005
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 08:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 19:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:44:07 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:44:07 |
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| METAR |
| KBIV | 161353Z AUTO 24014G19KT 10SM OVC021 12/07 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01170072
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| TAF |
KMKG 26nm N | 161140Z 1612/1712 24012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM161400 25012G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM170000 28006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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KGRR 27nm E | 161140Z 1612/1712 22010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM161500 25012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM162200 25010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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