FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FPK |
| Lat/Long: | 42-34-28.2310N / 084-48-41.1530W
42-34.470517N / 084-48.685883W
42.5745086 / -84.8114314
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 891 ft. / 271.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of CHARLOTTE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48813 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FPK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; REIL & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
| LANSING APPROACH: | 118.65 |
| WX ASOS at LAN (16 nm NE): | PHONE 517-886-0015 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TEW (17 nm E): | 119.425 (517-676-5607) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LANr215/9.9 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| JXNr325/24.5 | | JACKSON VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| BTLr053/25.2 | | BATTLE CREEK VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 02W |
| LFDr001/30.8 | | LITCHFIELD VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 05W |
| GRRr117/32.8 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| AZOr059/38.6 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOWELL | | 269/36.6 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.200317N | | 42-34.741117N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.823567W | | 084-48.548350W |
| Elevation: | 880.0 ft. | | 891.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 025 magnetic, 021 true | | 205 magnetic, 201 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. road, 795 ft. from runway, 31:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 241 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO AT RWY END IS 22:1. |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2318 x 100 ft. / 707 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 14/32 THLD & DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.552183N | | 42-34.259700N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.949217W | | 084-48.617550W |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 144 magnetic, 140 true | | 324 magnetic, 320 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 575 ft. | | 189 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 73 ft. tree, 1023 ft. from runway, 54 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 14 RWY 14 APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 73 FT TREE, 1598 DST, 115R.. | | 21 ft. trees, 132 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RWY 32 APCH RATIO 7:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 32 FT TREE,228 FT DST,147R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHARLOTTE/CITY MANAGER
111 E LAWERENCE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone 517-543-2750 |
| Manager: | GAYLAND TENNIS
4100 E. HOWE RD.
BATH, MI 48808
Phone 517-641-6192 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL HELI OPENS ON & INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY AT NGT. |
| - | BE ALERT OCCASIONAL DEER ON RYS. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 20 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
60G - Skyway Estates Airport (7 nm E)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (12 nm N)
KLAN - Capital City Airport (16 nm NE)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (17 nm E)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 08:57:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 03:57:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 100834Z AUTO 34008G14KT OVC008 M06/M07 A2959 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KLAN
16nm NE | 100853Z 35013G18KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN035 BKN050 OVC075 M06/M08 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP040 P0000 60000 T10611083 53003
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KTEW
17nm E | 100832Z AUTO 34010G15KT 1 1/2SM -SN SCT028 BKN033 OVC050 M06/M07 A2958 RMK AO2
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KLAN
16nm NE | 100520Z 1006/1106 01012G22KT 1/2SM SN OVC003 FM100800 36012G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC012 FM101400 35014G22KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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