FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 26 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (229KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:26:52 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:26:52 |
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| METAR |
| KBIV | 181153Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01440061 10167 20133 51009
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| TAF |
KMKG 26nm N | 181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN120 FM181800 14008KT P6SM BKN050
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KGRR 27nm E | 181138Z 1812/1912 09008KT P6SM BKN120 FM181800 11008KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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