FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BIV |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.3000N / 086-06-26.5000W 42-44.571667N / 086-06.441667W 42.7428611 / -86.1073611 (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: | DUSK-DAWN 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) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE. |
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: | 6264 x 100 ft. / 1909 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: | 42-44.478725N | | 42-44.662843N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.129362W | | 086-05.752850W |
| Elevation: | 697.9 ft. | | 687.9 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: | none | | 43 ft. trees, 1662 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear ALSO + 20 FT RR, 1100 FT DSTC, 0 FT BOTH, APCH RATIO 45:1. |
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: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 11 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 144/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 26 | |
download (287KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (258KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (28KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 22:50:37 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 18:50:37 |
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| METAR |
| KBIV | 242153Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02330111
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| TAF |
KMKG 26nm N | 241720Z 241818 27008KT P6SM SCT250 FM0200 20004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 21012KT P6SM FEW050
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KGRR 27nm E | 241900Z 241918 25008KT P6SM FEW060 FM0000 21004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 21012KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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