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MI53

Mills Field Airport
Newport, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	MI53
Lat/Long:	42-00-33.1610N 083-15-29.7460W 42-00.552683N 083-15.495767W 42.0092114,-83.2582628 (estimated)
Elevation:	590 ft. / 180 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	4 miles E of NEWPORT, MI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	48166

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use, PERSONAL.
Activation date:	02/1990
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (7 nm NE):	119.675 (734-692-9686)
WX AWOS-3 at TTF (9 nm SW):	119.075 (734-384-0259)
WX ASOS at DTW (13 nm N):	PHONE 231-202-2054
WX ASOS at YIP (18 nm NW):	PHONE 734-961-6843

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CRLr108/9.2	CARLETON VOR/DME	115.70	03W
DXOr164/13.2	DETROIT VOR/DME	113.40	06W
SVMr151/28.2	SALEM VORTAC	114.30	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ADRIAN		083/37.5		278		06W		ADG	.- -.. --.

Airport Services

Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2400 x 65 ft. / 732 x 20 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	09/27 THLDS & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH CONES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	500 ft.	210 ft.
Obstructions:	30 ft. pline, 100 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD DUE TO 30 FT PLINE 600 FT FM DSPLCD THLD.	10 ft. tree, 47 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THLD DUE TO 30 FT PLINE 411 FT FM DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROBERT D MILLS 9100 N DIXIE HWY NEWPORT, MI 48166 Phone (734) 497-2305
Manager:	ROBERT D MILLS 9100 N DIXIE HWY NEWPORT, MI 48166 Phone (313) 999-8012

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MI53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (7 nm NE)
KTTF - Custer Airport (9 nm SW)
KDTW - Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (13 nm N)
KYIP - Willow Run Airport (18 nm NW)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (22 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:28	12:28
Sunrise	08:00	13:00
Sunset	17:05	22:05
Evening civil twilight	17:36	22:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Dec-2025 13:57:35
Local (UTC-5)	23-Dec-2025 08:57:35

METAR

KONZ 7nm NE	231355Z AUTO VRB01KT 10SM SCT024 OVC030 01/01 A3001 RMK AO2
KTTF 8nm SW	231336Z AUTO 21002KT 10SM OVC024 03/01 A3000 RMK AO2
KDTW 14nm N	231353Z 22007KT 8SM BKN028 OVC035 03/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00280006 $
CXHA 16nm E	231300Z AUTO 20006KT 01/01 RMK AO1 SLP163 T00140014 56002
KYIP 18nm NW	231353Z 22004KT 10SM SCT019 OVC031 02/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00170006

TAF

KDTW 14nm N	231120Z 2312/2418 19005KT P6SM OVC025 FM231600 24007KT P6SM BKN025 FM231900 28012KT P6SM SCT025 FM240000 30009KT P6SM SCT250 FM240600 34005KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250 FM241400 12004KT P6SM BKN080
KYIP 18nm NW	231120Z 2312/2412 19005KT P6SM OVC025 FM231600 24007KT P6SM BKN025 FM231900 28012KT P6SM SCT025 FM240000 30009KT P6SM SCT250 FM240600 34005KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250

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