FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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) |
| WX ASOS at GLR (20 nm N): | 118.375 (989-732-1571) |
- 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 field | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| HTLr357/19.5 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| GLRr189/20.0 | | GAYLORD VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 06W |
| TVCr091/35.0 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| BXZr324/35.1 | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRAYLING | | 141/6.0 | | 359 | | 06W | | GYG | --. -.-- --. |
| CLAM LAKE | | 126/25.4 | | 251 | | 05W | | CXK | -.-. -..- -.- |
| BOYNE FALLS | | 170/30.3 | | 263 | | 06W | | BFA | -... ..-. .- |
| HARDWOOD | | 319/37.9 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
| CADILLAC | | 054/38.1 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERVICE W/MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.750500N | | 44-41.320917N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.096317W | | 084-43.265133W |
| Elevation: | 1151.0 ft. | | 1158.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 046 true | | 232 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. trees, 1360 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 54 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14/32 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.899467N | | 44-40.306883N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.182083W | | 084-43.382550W |
| Elevation: | 1153.0 ft. | | 1148.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 136 true | | 322 magnetic, 316 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 1750 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 54 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 based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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. |
| - | TWY 'D', WEST OF RY 14/32 & TWY 'E', NORTH OF RY 05/23, 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (253KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (274KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (258KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (54KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 04-Jul-2006
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Times for 10-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 03:42:20 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2012 22:42:20 |
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| METAR |
| KGOV | 110255Z AUTO 35009G14KT 10SM OVC022 M14/M18 A3006 RMK AO2 T11371176
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KHTL 20nm S | 110253Z AUTO 36008G15KT 10SM BKN055 OVC075 M13/M17 A3004 RMK AO2 SNE09 SLP194 P0000 60001 T11281172 51012
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| TAF |
KTVC 36nm W | 102141Z 1022/1118 02014G24KT 3SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 1022/1102 1SM -SHSN BKN015 FM110900 34012G22KT 3SM -SHSN BKN035 FM111600 29011G20KT 3SM -SHSN BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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