FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | YIP |
| Lat/Long: | 42-14-21.4932N / 083-31-51.4750W 42-14.358220N / 083-31.857917W 42.2393037 / -83.5309653 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 716 ft. / 218.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| From city: | 24 miles SW of DETROIT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48111 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | YIP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1716 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE IS BASED ON ACFT GWT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARFF INDEX E SVC AVBL ON REQUEST CALL 734-485-6660. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. ALL BILLING THRU WAYNE CO ARPT AUTHORITY; FOR CUSTOMS CLNC 1 HR MIN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQD. PILOTS MUST CTC U.S. CUSTOMS ON 313-226-3140; RQ FOR CUSTOMS SVC BY FAA FLIGHT PLAN IS NOT ACCEPTED. US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 127.425 734-482-6590 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.35 (734-485-9056) |
| WILLOW RUN GROUND: | 121.75 |
| WILLOW RUN TOWER: | 125.275 256.9 |
| DETROIT APPROACH: | 118.95 |
| DETROIT DEPARTURE: | 118.95 |
| WX ASOS at DTW (8 nm E): | PHONE 734-941-7848 |
| WX ASOS at ARB (10 nm W): | PHONE 313-668-7173 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (18 nm SE): | 119.675 (734-692-9686) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TTF (18 nm S): | 119.075 (313-384-0259) |
- EMERG FREQS NOT AVBL AT TWR.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DXOr288/7.5 | | DETROIT VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 06W |
| SVMr168/10.5 | | SALEM VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 03W |
| CRLr347/11.9 | | CARLETON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| PSIr183/27.7 | | PONTIAC VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 03W |
| YQGr275/31.2 | | WINDSOR VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GROSSE ILE | | 303/18.7 | | 419 | | 07W | | RYS | .-. -.-- ... |
| TECUMSEH | | 058/20.0 | | 239 | | 06W | | TCU | - -.-. ..- |
| HOWELL | | 145/31.0 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
| ADRIAN | | 054/32.9 | | 278 | | 06W | | ADG | .- -.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5R/23L
| Dimensions: | 7543 x 160 ft. / 2299 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition PAVEMENT CONDITION BASED ON RESULTS FROM PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX (PCI) REPORT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 55.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5R | | RUNWAY 23L |
| Latitude: | 42-13.837530N | | 42-14.688982N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.390992W | | 083-31.174590W |
| Elevation: | 714.3 ft. | | 701.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 2456 ft. from runway, 719 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7292 x 160 ft. / 2223 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition ONLY THE 80' CENTER PORTION OF THE RY IS GRVD. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 55.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-14.636977N | | 42-14.667232N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.599668W | | 083-30.984355W |
| Elevation: | 715.3 ft. | | 699.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 089 true | | 275 magnetic, 269 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 576 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7294 TODA:7294 ASDA:7294 LDA:6720 | | TORA:7294 TODA:7294 ASDA:6720 LDA:6720 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. rr, 564 ft. from runway, 298 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6312 x 160 ft. / 1924 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-14.591070N | | 42-13.843222N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.356418W | | 083-31.385450W |
| Elevation: | 714.0 ft. | | 703.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 136 true | | 322 magnetic, 316 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 524 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6312 TODA:6312 ASDA:5787 LDA:5787 | | TORA:6312 TODA:6312 ASDA:6312 LDA:5787 |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. ant, 1100 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. gnd, 1454 ft. from runway, 301 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5L/23R
| Dimensions: | 5996 x 160 ft. / 1828 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in poor condition PAVEMENT CONDITION BASED ON RESULTS FROM PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX (PCI) REPORT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5L | | RUNWAY 23R |
| Latitude: | 42-13.931083N | | 42-14.607710N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.500958W | | 083-31.533780W |
| Elevation: | 714.9 ft. | | 707.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5995 TODA:5995 ASDA:5995 LDA:5995 | | TORA:5995 TODA:5995 ASDA:5595 LDA:5595 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. trees, 1175 ft. from runway, 284 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 1619 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY L C SMITH - TERMINAL MEZZANINE DETROIT, MI 48242 Phone 734-485-6666 |
| Manager: | SEAN BROSNAN 801 WILLOW RUN AIRPORT YPSILANTI, MI 48198 Phone 734-485-6670 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 187 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Jet airplanes: | | 65 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 229/day * | | 44% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 18% | air taxi | | 5% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS REQUIRING INDEX C OR GREATER CALL AMGR 734-485-6670. |
| - | LRA ARPT; ADCUS 734-942-9000. |
| - | CUSTOMS AVBL 24 HRS, MON - FRI AND ON CALL FROM DTW ON WKEND. |
| - | HELICOPTER TKOFS & LDGS ON THE SOUTH RAMP PROHIBITED, TAXI ONLY. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| CRUXX FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (253KB) |
| GOHMA TWO | |
download (143KB) |
| LLEEO TWO **CHANGED** | |
download (317KB) |
| SPRTN THREE | |
download (155KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05R | |
download (215KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 23L | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05L | |
download (196KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05R | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (174KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (177KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23L | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23R | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| AKRON THREE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (373KB) |
| ERRTH THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (471KB) |
| FORT WAYNE FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (354KB) |
| MOONN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (455KB) |
| PALACE SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (556KB) |
| RICHMOND FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (366KB) |
| ROSEWOOD THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (357KB) |
| ST. CLAIR FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (432KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (7 nm NE)
KDTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (8 nm E)
KARB - Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (16 nm N)
KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KTTF - Custer Airport (18 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by by Adam Reznik
Taken in September 2005
taken from a Cessna Cardinal, about 5000 MSL, with HP Photosmart 735
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:18:02 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:18:02 |
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| METAR |
| KYIP | 181053Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM OVC095 14/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01440072 TSNO
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KDTW 9nm E | 181153Z 03005KT 10SM BKN070 BKN090 OVC100 15/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01500072 10156 20133 50006
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KARB 9nm W | 734-668-7173
181153Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM OVC100 14/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01440067 10144 20111 50004
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KONZ 19nm SE | 181134Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 OVC095 14/08 A3014 RMK AO2
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KTTF 19nm S | 181133Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM OVC095 14/08 A3014 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KYIP | 181135Z 1812/1912 06005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM181400 10010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 07005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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KDTW 9nm E | 181135Z 1812/1918 06005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM181400 10010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 07005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010 FM191200 13008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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