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MI71

Silver Lake Airport
Mears, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 24-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:14	11:14
Sunrise	07:43	11:43
Sunset	20:02	00:02
Evening civil twilight	20:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Mar-2026 18:22:56
Local (UTC-4)	24-Mar-2026 14:22:56

METAR

KLDM 19nm N	241755Z AUTO 22018G24KT 10SM BKN110 04/M02 A3031 RMK AO2 10044 21010
KFFX 23nm SE	241755Z AUTO 21012G18KT 10SM SCT120 06/M05 A3033 RMK AO2 10060 21026
KMKG 30nm S	241755Z 21016KT 10SM BKN080 BKN130 03/M04 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP289 T00331044 10039 21028 56009 $
KMBL 38nm N	241656Z AUTO 22010G17KT 190V260 10SM SCT070 BKN120 05/M05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP271 T00501050 TSNO $

TAF

KMKG
30nm S

241720Z 2418/2518 20012G20KT P6SM BKN100 FM250200 15005KT P6SM BKN200 FM251200 15008KT P6SM BKN090

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