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M86 Walle Field Airport
Pullman, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: M86
Lat/Long: 42-28-15.1090N / 086-07-38.1070W
42-28.251817N / 086-07.635117W
42.4708636 / -86.1272519
(estimated)
Elevation: 635 ft. / 194 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of PULLMAN, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49450

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1990
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LWA (9 nm SW): 118.025 (269-637-7016)
WX ASOS at BIV (16 nm N): 119.025 (616-394-0190)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PMMr286/1.0PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
ELXr359/19.6KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
AZOr300/29.1KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W
GRRr240/33.7GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME115.9504W
BTLr286/40.0BATTLE CREEK VORTAC109.4002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOLLAND179/19.623303WHLM .... .-.. --
THREE RIVERS324/38.940702WHAI .... .- ..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1750 x 60 ft. / 533 x 18 m
Surface: turf, in poor condition
ROUGH SFC WITH SOFT AREAS. RY SOFT IN SPRING & WHEN WET.
ROUGH SFC WITH SOFT AREAS. RY SOFT IN SPRING & WHEN WET.
Runway edge markings: 09/27 DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH THREE 3 FT YELLOW CONES EACH SIDE OF RY; RY DEFINED BY MOWING.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 42-28.258333N42-28.258333N
Longitude: 086-07.728000W086-07.350000W
Elevation: 640.0 ft.640.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 440 ft.550 ft.
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 15 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD, 68 FT TREES, 1360 FT DSTC, 0B.
50 ft. trees, 40 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THLD +60 FT TREES 0 FT DSTC, 85 FT L. ALSO, 30 FT TREES, 0 FT DSTC, 85 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ED WALLE
6025 107 AV
PULLMAN, MI 49450
Phone 269-236-6898
OWNER LIVES ON PREMISES.
Manager: ED WALLE
6025 107 AV
PULLMAN, MI 49450
Phone 269-236-6898

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 25/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at M86.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (9 nm SW)
35D - Padgham Field Airport (14 nm E)
KBIV - Tulip City Airport (16 nm N)
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (25 nm SW)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo of M86 (Walle Field Airport)
Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI
Photo taken 16-Oct-2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2012:20
Sunrise07:4912:49
Sunset18:0923:09
Evening civil twilight18:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 07:51:48
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 02:51:48
 
METAR
KLWA 
9nm SW 
100736Z AUTO 36009G15KT 1SM -SN OVC007 M05/M06 A2971 RMK AO2
KBIV 
17nm N 
100734Z AUTO 34010G15KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC019 M06/M09 A2971 RMK AO2 P0001
TAF
KAZO 
29nm SE 
100520Z 1006/1106 36012G18KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC012 FM100930 35014G22KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM101600 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
KGRR 
37nm NE 
100520Z 1006/1106 01012G18KT 3/4SM -SN OVC007 FM100700 01012G18KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC012 FM101000 35014G22KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM101600 33015G23KT P6SM BKN025
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