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MI71 Silver Lake Airport
Mears, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

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-3 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: leftleft

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 23-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3010:30
Sunrise07:0011:00
Sunset20:3600:36
Evening civil twilight21:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Aug-2025 09:29:36
Local (UTC-4)  23-Aug-2025 05:29:36
 
METAR
KLDM 
19nm N 		230915Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM -RA OVC024 22/20 A2985 RMK AO2
KFFX 
23nm SE 		230915Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM FEW036 BKN050 20/19 A2988 RMK AO2
KMKG 
30nm S 		230855Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM SCT044 BKN055 22/19 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 045 RWY 14 SLP123 T02220194 58017
KMBL 
38nm N 		230903Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM -RA FEW010 BKN023 OVC046 21/20 A2984 RMK AO2 P0000
TAF
KMKG 
30nm S 		230525Z 2306/2406 19006KT P6SM FEW045 BKN060 FM230800 23009KT P6SM OVC050 FM231200 25010G20KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 2312/2315 P6SM -RA BKN015 OVC040 FM231700 28011G20KT P6SM SCT060
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