FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (244KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (191KB) |
| 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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| 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 22-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 22:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 22:50:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Nov-2009 17:50:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 222234Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT013 07/05 A3023 RMK AO2
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KLAN
16nm NE | 222153Z 10005KT 5SM BR OVC013 08/04 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00830044
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KTEW
17nm E | 222235Z AUTO 07003KT 5SM BR CLR 06/04 A3025 RMK AO2
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KLAN
16nm NE | 222016Z 2220/2318 14009KT P6SM BKN021 FM230200 10005KT 4SM BR BKN008 FM230400 10005KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM231600 12008KT 6SM HZ BKN015
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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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