FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (248KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 20 | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 21:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:53 | | 01:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 08:20:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 04:20:21 |
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| METAR |
| KFPK | 060754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3003 RMK AO2
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KLAN 16nm NE | 060753Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01330094
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KTEW 17nm E | 060755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLAN 16nm NE | 060520Z 060606 00000KT P6SM FEW200 FM1500 19007KT P6SM SCT040 FM1800 22008KT P6SM SCT050 FM0000 21006KT P6SM FEW250 FM0300 19004KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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