FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PLN |
| Lat/Long: | 45-34-15.3000N / 084-47-48.2000W
45-34.255000N / 084-47.803333W
45.5709167 / -84.7967222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 721 ft. / 219.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of PELLSTON, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49769 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PLN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 05/23 & HIRL RY 14/32; REIL RYS 05; 14; 23 & MALSR RY 32 PRESET LOW INTST 0030-0500, AFT 0500 TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARPT CLSD TO UNSKED ACR ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.025 (231-539-7700) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MGN (10 nm SW): | 119.925 (231-347-5231) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SLH (13 nm NE): | 118.175 (231-627-4671) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MCD (19 nm N): | 118.275 (906-847-3778) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PELLSTON RADIO ON FREQ 123.6.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLNr243/6.6 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
| GLRr359/33.7 | | GAYLORD VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BOYNE FALLS | | 018/24.8 | | 263 | | 06W | | BFA | -... ..-. .- |
| CHARLEVOIX | | 056/25.6 | | 392 | | 05W | | CVX | -.-. ...- -..- |
| ST JAMES | | 108/32.8 | | 382 | | 05W | | SJX | ... .--- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6513 x 150 ft. / 1985 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 200.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 45-34.546342N | | 45-33.792738N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.413798W | | 084-47.329108W |
| Elevation: | 718.0 ft. | | 707.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 135 true | | 321 magnetic, 315 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6512 TODA:6512 ASDA:6512 LDA:6512 | | TORA:6512 TODA:6512 ASDA:6512 LDA:6512 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 2850 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. tree, 2739 ft. from runway, 865 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5401 x 150 ft. / 1646 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 200.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 45-34.043505N | | 45-34.675138N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.166227W | | 084-47.276218W |
| Elevation: | 711.0 ft. | | 720.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 051 magnetic, 045 true | | 231 magnetic, 225 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5395 TODA:5395 ASDA:5395 LDA:5395 | | TORA:5395 TODA:5395 ASDA:5395 LDA:5395 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
& 23 REIL LCTD 100 FT FM THEIR RESPECTIVE APCH ENDS. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. road, 669 ft. from runway, 316 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EMMET COUNTY
US 31 N
PELLSTON, MI 49769
Phone 231-539-8441 |
| Manager: | KELLY ATKINS
US 31 N
PELLSTON, MI 49769
Phone 231-539-8441 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 16% | commercial | | 8% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & GULLS OCNLY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP & ACTIVITY ON & INVOF RYS DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | TWY B1 & E1 CLSD 1 NOV THRU 15 APR.. |
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.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (10 nm SW)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (13 nm NE)
KMCD - Mackinac Island Airport (19 nm N)
83D - Mackinac County Airport (19 nm N)
KBFA - Boyne Mountain Airport (25 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Sep-2007
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 00:39:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 19:39:52 |
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| METAR |
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| KPLN | 092354Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM BKN060 OVC090 M05/M10 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP144 T10501100 11044 21061 56021
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KMGN
10nm SW | 100016Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR M03/M11 A2989 RMK AO2
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KSLH
13nm E | 100016Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM OVC043 M03/M08 A2990 RMK AO2
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KMCD
18nm N | 100015Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM SCT080 OVC100 M04/M08 A2991 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KPLN | 092322Z 1000/1024 03010KT P6SM SCT060 OVC070 FM100300 01013G23KT 2SM -SN OVC025 FM100600 36014G22KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC015 FM100900 35015G20KT 3SM -SN OVC018 FM101800 33014G19KT P6SM SCT025
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