FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MAY 2019
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: | 646.4 ft. / 197.0 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LDM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR 16-OCT 15 0900-1700, OCT 16-APR 15 MON-FRI 0900-1700, OCT 16-APR 15 SAT-SUN UNATND |
| 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-3PT 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 |
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| MBLr205/19.6 | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| HICr309/37.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
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 (3.96 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: | 83 ft. trees, 1678 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 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. |
| 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, 1375 ft. from runway, 215 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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: | JOHN L. O'CONNOR
5300 WEST U.S. 10
LUDINGTON, MI 49431
Phone 231-843-2049 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | 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 30 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 from 23 May 2019 at 0901Z to 20 June 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C04 - Oceana County Airport (20 nm S)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-May-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-May-2019 02:30:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-May-2019 22:30:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KLDM | 260215Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2986 RMK AO2 T01850128
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KMBL
19nm N | 260156Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02170144
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KMBL
19nm N | 251947Z 2520/2618 25012G20KT P6SM FEW020 FM260100 26008KT P6SM BKN120 FM260500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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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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