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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rachel Marlin
Photo taken 09-Nov-2005
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:01:30 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 05:01:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KBIV | 130853Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01500106 53007
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| TAF |
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KMKG
26nm N | 130540Z 1306/1406 36007KT P6SM SCT100 SCT150 FM131400 35014G24KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 35006KT P6SM SKC
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KGRR
27nm E | 130540Z 1306/1406 31005KT P6SM BKN100 FM131400 33015G25KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 34006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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