FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | GDW |
Lat/Long: | 43-58-14.1220N 084-28-30.0710W 43-58.235367N 084-28.501183W 43.9705894,-84.4750197 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 774.1 ft. / 235.9 m (surveyed) |
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0900-1700 UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR CELL. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 126.45 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOPr034/23.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
MBSr330/31.5 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. JET A+ AVBL FULL SVC DURG BUS HRS OR BY ARNGMT. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4699 x 75 ft. / 1432 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 44.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 43-58.304540N | | 43-58.335602N |
Longitude: | 084-28.971940W | | 084-27.901957W |
Elevation: | 771.3 ft. | | 772.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 088 true | | 272 magnetic, 268 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 2580 x 150 ft. / 786 x 46 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 43-58.276013N | | 43-57.886140N |
Longitude: | 084-28.734625W | | 084-28.501702W |
Elevation: | 772.7 ft. | | 764.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 157 true | | 341 magnetic, 337 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 58 ft. tree, 728 ft. from runway, 209 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY/CO OF GLADWIN 1000 W CEDAR AVE GLADWIN, MI 48624-1814 Phone 989-426-9231 CITY HALL. |
Manager: | MICHAEL HARGRAVE 735 S STATE ST GLADWIN, MI 48624-2258 Phone 989-426-4201 CELL 989-578-2174. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 85/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | UAS OPR WEST OF RWY 15/33. |
- | TRML BLDG ACES: 5-3-2-1-*. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (211KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (226KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (327KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
KIKW - 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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Photo by Carol Batten
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 05-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 09:22 |
Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
Sunset | | 21:15 | | 01:15 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:51 | | 01:51 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jun-2023 18:19:15 |
Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jun-2023 14:19:15 |
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METAR |
KIKW 21nm SE | 051755Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM SCT065 BKN075 25/10 A3002 RMK AO2 T02510101 10251 20120
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KY31 21nm NE | 051755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN055 OVC065 26/12 A3000 RMK AO2 T02570116 10264 20135
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KMOP 24nm SW | 051755Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM SCT070 27/08 A3002 RMK AO2 T02730081 10274 20130
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KHTL 24nm N | 051253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 BKN120 16/12 A3010 RMK AO2 RAB01E13 SLP193 P0000 T01560117
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KMBS 31nm SE | 051753Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW055 BKN080 25/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02500100 10250 20150 58016
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KAMN 40nm S | 051755Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC070 27/06 A3004 RMK AO2 T02650055 10270 20132
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TAF |
KMBS 31nm SE | 051724Z 0518/0618 29008KT P6SM BKN080 FM060200 35003KT P6SM BKN080 BKN250 FM061200 02011G20KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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