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KGDW Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport
Gladwin, Michigan, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GDW
Lat/Long: 43-58-14.1000N / 084-28-29.9000W
43-58.235000N / 084-28.498333W
43.9705833 / -84.4749722
(estimated)
Elevation: 776 ft. / 237 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 1 mile SE of GLADWIN, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: 43-58.266852N43-57.886060N
Longitude: 084-28.719532W084-28.503257W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 162 magnetic, 158 true342 magnetic, 338 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

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

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1512:15
Sunrise07:4512:45
Sunset17:5922:59
Evening civil twilight18:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 07:38:59
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 02:38:59
 
METAR
KMOP 
24nm SW 
100716Z AUTO 35010G16KT 3SM -SN SCT009 BKN014 OVC019 M06/M06 A2966 RMK AO2
KHTL 
24nm N 
100653Z AUTO 02010KT 2 1/2SM -SN OVC045 M07/M10 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP074 P0001 T10721100
KMBS 
31nm SE 
100653Z 01014KT 3/4SM BR BKN003 OVC014 M05/M06 A2962 RMK AO2 SNEMM SLP041 P0000 T10501061 PWINO FZRANO RVRNO $
KAMN 
40nm S 
100716Z AUTO 35011G19KT 4SM -SN SCT015 BKN025 OVC030 M06/M07 A2963 RMK AO2
KHYX 
42nm SE 
100717Z AUTO 02014G25KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC007 M03/M04 A2960 RMK AO2
KGOV 
44nm N 
100716Z AUTO 01007KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN010 OVC018 M07/M08 A2972 RMK AO2
KCAD 
44nm NW 
100717Z AUTO 01008KT 2 1/2SM -SN SCT013 BKN020 OVC025 M07/M09 A2969 RMK AO2
KRQB 
47nm W 
100716Z AUTO 35008KT 3SM -SN BKN031 OVC039 M07/M08 A2970 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
31nm SE 
100520Z 1006/1106 04018G26KT 2SM -SN BLSN BKN015 OVC028 TEMPO 1006/1008 3/4SM -SN BLSN BKN005 OVC012 FM100900 02018G28KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC026 FM101100 01016G27KT 6SM -SN BLSN OVC030 FM101500 33015G24KT 6SM BLSN OVC035
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Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport 989-426-4201
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