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KGOV Grayling Army Airfield
Grayling, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GOV
Lat/Long: 44-40-49.1530N / 084-43-43.9060W
44-40.819217N / 084-43.731767W
44.6803203 / -84.7288628
(estimated)
Elevation: 1158 ft. / 353.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (2000)
From city: 1 mile NW of GRAYLING, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49738

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1941
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GOV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 2200 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
RYS 14/32 & 5/23 ACTVT MIRL, REIL, & PAPI - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.075 (989-348-3127)
GRAYLING GROUND: 121.9 [BY NOTAM]
GRAYLING TOWER: 126.2 241.0 36.5FM [BY NOTAM]
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
GCA: 317.0 48.6FM
OPS: 122.8
WX ASOS at HTL (19 nm S): 111.6 (989-366-4825)
  • APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 132.9/338.3 (TRAVERSE CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CGG at fieldGRAYLING VOR109.8006W
HTLr357/19.5HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
GLRr189/20.0GAYLORD VOR/DME109.2006W
TVCr091/35.0TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC114.6002W
BXZr324/35.1WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYLING141/6.035906WGYG --. -.-- --.
CLAM LAKE126/25.425105WCXK -.-. -..- -.-
BOYNE FALLS170/30.326306WBFA -... ..-. .-
HARDWOOD319/37.923606WBHW -... .... .--
CADILLAC054/38.126904WCAD -.-. .- -..

Airport Services

Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 44-40.750500N44-41.320917N
Longitude: 084-44.096317W084-43.265133W
Elevation: 1151.0 ft.1158.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 052 magnetic, 046 true232 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 58 ft. trees, 1360 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear54 ft. trees, 1280 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 45.0
Double tandem: 80.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 14/32 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 44-40.899467N44-40.306883N
Longitude: 084-44.182083W084-43.382550W
Elevation: 1153.0 ft.1148.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 142 magnetic, 136 true322 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 62 ft. tree, 1750 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear54 ft. trees, 956 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY
GRAYLING ARMY AIRFIELD
GRAYLING, MI 49739
Phone 989-344-4301
Manager: CHRISTOPHER COOK
BLDG 1101, GRAYLING ARMY AIRFIELD,
GRAYLING, MI 49739
Phone 989-344-4300
AMGR CELL 517-648-5339. ASST MGR OFC 989-344-2149. ASST MGR CELL 989-290-2757.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 90/week *
63% transient general aviation
37% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- EXTENSIVE MILITARY HELICOPTER TFC JUN THRU AUG.
- RY 05/23 & TWYS A/D/E CLSD WINTER MONTHS; NO SNOW REMOVAL.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (248KB)
VOR RWY 14   download (265KB)
NDB RWY 14   download (262KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (24KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (24KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (19 nm S)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (20 nm N)
KACB - Antrim County Airport (27 nm NW)
KBFA - Boyne Mountain Airport (30 nm N)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (35 nm SE)
  
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From to KGOV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5511:55
Sunrise07:2612:26
Sunset17:1922:19
Evening civil twilight17:5022:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Nov-2009 20:21:21
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 15:21:21
 
METAR
KGOV 071956Z AUTO 27014G20KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2971 RMK AO2
KHTL 
20nm S 		071953Z AUTO 25009G16KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP067 T01560083
TAF
KTVC 
36nm W 		071738Z 0718/0818 22011G20KT P6SM SCT045 FM072000 26010KT P6SM SKC FM072300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM081500 14006KT P6SM BKN250
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Hotels near Grayling Army Airfield

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN GRAYLING MI 2.4 59-74
RAMADA GRAYLING 2.5 71-91
SUPER 8 MOTEL - GRAYLING 5.6 70-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

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