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KGDW Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport
Gladwin, Michigan, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GDW
Lat/Long: 43-58-14.2780N / 084-28-30.1390W
43-58.237967N / 084-28.502317W
43.9706328 / -84.4750386
(estimated)
Elevation: 776 ft. / 237 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 1 mile SE of GLADWIN, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48624

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1700
EXCT FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING & EASTER; FOR ATTENDANT & AFT HOURS CALL 517-426-9008.
Pattern altitude: 1776 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
SAGINAW APPROACH: 126.45 [0545-2330]
SAGINAW DEPARTURE: 126.45 [0545-2330]
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BXZr224/20.6WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
MOPr034/23.8MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W
HTLr166/24.7HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
MBSr330/31.5SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WIGGINSat field20904WGDW --. -.. .--
HARDWOOD231/23.723606WBHW -... .... .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4700 x 75 ft. / 1433 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 44.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-58.304350N43-58.335417N
Longitude: 084-28.972000W084-27.902283W
Elevation: 770.0 ft.772.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 088 true272 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Obstructions: 48 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear55 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 15/33 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES
Operational restrictions: CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 43-58.284633N43-57.894017N
Longitude: 084-28.717333W084-28.538283W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 165 magnetic, 161 true345 magnetic, 341 true
Obstructions: 99 ft. trees, 1980 ft. from runway, 297 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear33 ft. trees, 672 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY/COUNTY OF GLADWIN
1000 W. CEDAR AVE
GLADWIN, MI 48624
Phone 989-426-9231
CITY HALL.
Manager: BASIL BULLARD
735 SOUTH STATE STREET
GLADWIN, MI 48624
Phone 989-426-4201

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 9
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

DEER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
RDO CTL ACFT OPER NEAR WEST SIDE OF RY 15/33.

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 27   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

48D - Clare Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
3BS - Jack Barstow Airport (21 nm SE)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (21 nm NE)
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (25 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4209:42
Sunrise06:1510:15
Sunset20:5300:53
Evening civil twilight21:2701:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 07:13:17
Local (UTC-4)  12-May-2008 03:13:17
 
METAR
KMOP 
24nm SW 
120655Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM SCT055 06/03 A2970 RMK AO2
KHTL 
24nm N 
120653Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM BKN015 06/03 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP065 T00610033
KMBS 
31nm SE 
120653Z 34004KT 10SM SCT050 BKN090 09/07 A2967 RMK AO2 RAE21 SLP051 P0001 T00890067
KAMN 
40nm S 
120655Z AUTO 32009G15KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A2969 RMK AO2
KHYX 
42nm SE 
120655Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM SCT014 SCT018 OVC029 09/08 A2966 RMK AO2
KGOV 
44nm N 
120655Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM OVC013 06/03 A2972 RMK AO2
KCAD 
44nm NW 
120655Z AUTO 33007G14KT 10SM OVC008 04/02 A2974 RMK AO2
KRQB 
47nm W 
120655Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM BKN017 OVC090 07/04 A2974 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
31nm SE 
120523Z 120606 01006KT P6SM BKN035 OVC045 FM0700 34008KT P6SM SCT014 BKN025 TEMPO 0710 5SM BR SCT025 BKN040 FM1700 34008KT P6SM BKN035 FM2300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250
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