FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FPK |
| Lat/Long: | 42-34-26.7000N / 084-48-43.6000W
42-34.445000N / 084-48.726667W
42.5740833 / -84.8121111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 891 ft. / 271.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1980) |
| 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 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1891 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; REIL & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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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| LANr215/10.0 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| JXNr325/24.5 | | JACKSON VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| BTLr053/25.1 | | 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 | | 269/36.8 | | 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: | 3510 x 75 ft. / 1070 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SW. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.200347N | | 42-34.741180N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.823368W | | 084-48.548112W |
| Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 891.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 024 magnetic, 021 true | | 204 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: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. trees, 848 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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: | 2298 x 95 ft. / 700 x 29 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: | 42-34.561748N | | 42-34.250927N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.933083W | | 084-48.641247W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 880.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 145 true | | 328 magnetic, 325 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 568 ft. | | 189 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 150 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear
RWY 14 RWY 14 APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 73 FT TREE, 1598 DST, 115R.. | | 10 ft. road, 120 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. |
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: | TODD COTTER
111 E. LAWRENCE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone 517-543-2299 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR RWY 20 | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (16 nm NE)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (17 nm E)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (24 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Nov-2010
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 09:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:15:16 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:15:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 181135Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM BKN065 13/08 A3013 RMK AO2 T01250075
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KLAN
16nm NE | 181053Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM OVC095 12/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01170072 TSNO
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KTEW
17nm E | 181133Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN080 14/07 A3014 RMK AO2 T01350068
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| TAF |
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KLAN
16nm NE | 181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11009KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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