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MI71

Silver Lake Airport
Mears, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MI71
Lat/Long:	43-38-40.0240N 086-27-10.2790W 43-38.667067N 086-27.171317W 43.6444511,-86.4528553 (estimated)
Elevation:	772 ft. / 235 m (estimated)
Variation:	03W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of MEARS, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49436

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1991
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-AV at C04 (5 nm E):	122.7 (231-861-7415)
WX AWOS-3P at LDM (19 nm N):	119.925 (231-843-0459)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	2660 x 400 ft. / 811 x 122 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RONALD A. BIRITZ 221 S. TRIPLET LAKE DR CASSELBERRY, FL 32707 Phone 407-695-7190

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MI71.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C04 - Oceana County Airport (5 nm E)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (19 nm N)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (30 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	09:51
Sunrise	06:24	10:24
Sunset	21:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	21:33	01:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-May-2026 14:19:27
Local (UTC-4)	13-May-2026 10:19:27

METAR

KLDM 19nm N	131355Z AUTO 34010G21KT 10SM OVC016 06/03 A2992 RMK AO2
KFFX 23nm SE	131355Z AUTO 33014KT 10SM OVC012 05/03 A2990 RMK AO2
KMKG 30nm S	131355Z 34016G24KT 10SM OVC017 06/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00610028
KMBL 38nm N	131356Z AUTO 32013KT 10SM OVC010 05/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00500033 $

TAF

KMKG
30nm S

131140Z 1312/1412 32016G23KT P6SM OVC019 FM132200 33011G23KT P6SM SCT050 FM140600 33005KT P6SM SKC

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