FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OSC |
| Lat/Long: | 44-27-05.5000N / 083-23-39.0000W
44-27.091667N / 083-23.650000W
44.4515278 / -83.3941667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 633 ft. / 192.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of OSCODA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48750 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1993 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OSC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL, PAPI RYS 06 & 24 & MALSR RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.7 (989-739-1310) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.475/269.45 (OSCODA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ASP at field | | AU SABLE VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 07W |
| BXZr076/36.1 | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| APNr177/38.5 | | ALPENA VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HARDWOOD | | 074/32.0 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 11800 x 200 ft. / 3597 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 155.0 | | Double wheel: | 330.0 | | Double tandem: | 550.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 44-26.579120N | | 44-27.603672N |
| Longitude: | 083-24.801218W | | 083-22.498088W |
| Elevation: | 632.8 ft. | | 619.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 065 magnetic, 058 true | | 245 magnetic, 238 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/GS |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1594 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | OSCODA-WURTSMITH AIRPORT AUTH
3961 E. AIRPORT DR.
OSCODA, MI 48750
Phone 989-739-1111 |
| Manager: | GARY KEELAN
3961 E. AIRPORT DR.
OSCODA, MI 48750
Phone 989-739-1111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 106/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAGULLS & MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TERMINAL BLDG & PKG LOT GATE ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN SIMULTANEOUS III-II, THEN I. |
| - | DURG DALGT HRS TAILWINDS MAY EXIST OVER APCH ENDS RY 06 & 24 SIMULTANEOUSLY. |
| - | TRANSIENT ACFT FOLLOW BLUE CNTRLN ON TWY A AND TWY D TO LOCATE ARPT TERMINAL, FUEL & PARKING. |
| - | POTENTIAL JET BLAST ON TWY A INVOF RESTRICTED PARKING APRON AND EAST RAMP. |
| - | POSSIBLE SEVERE TURBULENCE OVER JET ENGINE TEST BUILDINGS (2). |
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 |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR RWY 06 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (52KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (8 nm S)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (36 nm W)
KAPN - Alpena County Regional Airport (38 nm N)
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (44 nm SE)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (55 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photographer = Nick Ortenburger
Pilot = Travis Worthington
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 09:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:38:37 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:38:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KOSC | 181214Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM OVC075 10/05 A3022 RMK AO2 T00970055
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| TAF |
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KAPN
38nm N | 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM OVC120 FM181400 11009KT P6SM OVC100 FM190200 15004KT P6SM BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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