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M47 Fife Lake Seaplane Base
Fife Lake, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: M47
Lat/Long: 44-34-03.0000N / 085-20-39.0000W
44-34.050000N / 085-20.650000W
44.5675000 / -85.3441667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1020 ft. / 311 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1990)
From city: 1 mile E of FIFE LAKE, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49633

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1995
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at TVC (15 nm NW): PHONE 231-933-0401
WX AWOS-3 at CAD (18 nm S): 128.325 (231-779-9536)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVCr126/10.7TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC114.6002W
CGGr261/(27.1)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W
HTLr298/31.6HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
GLRr232/38.1GAYLORD VOR/DME109.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GWENN165/10.736505WTV - ...-
CADILLAC014/17.826904WCAD -.-. .- -..
CLAM LAKE198/20.425105WCXK -.-. -..- -.-
GRAYLING250/24.635906WGYG --. -.-- --.

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
FUEL AVBL WITH 3 DAY PRIOR NOTICE 231-313-6794.

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 6000 x 500 ft. / 1829 x 152 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 5500 x 500 ft. / 1676 x 152 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 5500 x 500 ft. / 1676 x 152 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CORA WILSON
404 STATE
FIFE LAKE, MI 49633
Phone 231-879-3988
231-313-6794 OWNER CELL PH.
Manager: CORA WILSON
404 STATE
FIFE LAKE, MI 49633
Phone 231-879-3988

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 20/year *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at M47.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (15 nm NW)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (18 nm S)
KACB - Antrim County Airport (26 nm N)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (27 nm E)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (31 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2112:21
Sunrise07:5112:51
Sunset18:0023:00
Evening civil twilight18:3123:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 03:21:38
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 22:21:38
 
METAR
KTVC 
14nm NW 
100253Z 03014G24KT 5SM -SN BKN018 OVC027 M05/M08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP107 P0000 60000 T10501078 56020
KCAD 
18nm S 
100255Z AUTO 01006KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC007 M08/M10 A2974 RMK AO2
KACB 
26nm N 
100254Z AUTO 01004KT 7SM -SN SCT050 BKN060 OVC070 M05/M08 A2982 RMK AO2
KGOV 
27nm E 
100256Z AUTO 02008KT 2SM -SN OVC012 M07/M08 A2976 RMK AO2
TAF
KTVC 
14nm NW 
100007Z 1000/1024 04011G20KT 3SM -SN BLSN SCT028 OVC040 TEMPO 1000/1004 1 1/2SM -SN BKN012 OVC028 FM100500 36013G23KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC015 FM101300 35014G22KT 4SM -SN BLSN OVC018 FM102000 34013G20KT 5SM -SHSN BKN025
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