FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LDM |
| Lat/Long: | 43-57-45.1000N / 086-24-28.5000W 43-57.751667N / 086-24.475000W 43.9625278 / -86.4079167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 646 ft. / 196.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of LUDINGTON, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49431 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LDM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | OCT-MAR MON-FRI 0900-1700, OCT-MAR SAT-SUN 0800-1700, JUN-AUG 0800-2000, SEP 0800-1700, APR-MAY 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 01/19 PAPIS RYS 08, 26, 01 & 19, AND REIL RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (231-843-0459) |
| WX AWOS-A at C04 (20 nm S): | 122.7 (231-861-7415) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MBL (20 nm N): | 111.4 (231-723-6073) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LANSING RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (MANISTEE RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MBLr205/19.6 | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| HICr309/37.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LUDINGTON | | at field | | 341 | | 03W | | LDM | .-.. -.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 43-57.556840N | | 43-57.824848N |
| Longitude: | 086-24.807282W | | 086-23.729345W |
| Elevation: | 641.4 ft. | | 646.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 071 true | | 254 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 73 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 1460 ft. from runway, 378 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3503 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 43-57.550668N | | 43-58.127007N |
| Longitude: | 086-24.781727W | | 086-24.758622W |
| Elevation: | 641.0 ft. | | 636.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 002 true | | 185 magnetic, 182 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 75 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MASON COURT HOUSE LUDINGTON, MI 49431 Phone 231-843-8202 |
| Manager: | WALTER D. JOHNSON 5300 WEST U.S. 10 LUDINGTON, MI 49431 Phone 231-843-2049 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 46% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 21% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR FIELD CONDITIONS CALL 231-843-2049. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (234KB) |
| NDB RWY 26 | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMBL - Manistee County-Blacker Airport (20 nm N)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (41 nm N)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (42 nm E)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 09:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunset | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 01:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:32:33 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:32:33 |
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| METAR |
| KLDM | 181215Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM OVC080 13/09 A3013 RMK AO2 T01300091
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KMBL 19nm N | 181215Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM BKN070 OVC075 12/07 A3015 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KMBL 19nm N | 181120Z 1812/1912 10007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC120 FM181400 13008KT P6SM OVC100 FM190200 12004KT P6SM BKN120 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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