FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MI90 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-47-25.1770N / 085-50-19.9880W
41-47.419617N / 085-50.333133W
41.7903269 / -85.8388856
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 850 ft. / 259 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of UNION, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49130 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
OR LOCAL CALL 293-8916. |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at EKM (8 nm SW): | 124.475 (574-264-9002) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HAI (15 nm NE): | 119.975 (269-273-6705) |
| WX ASOS at GSH (16 nm S): | 121.45 (574-642-4231) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IRS (18 nm E): | 121.325 (269-659-8715) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GSHr028/18.0 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| GIJr087/21.5 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| ELXr149/24.7 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| AZOr206/29.7 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| OLKr338/(36.0) | | WEBSTER LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| THREE RIVERS | | 230/15.0 | | 407 | | 02W | | HAI | .... .- .. |
| STURGIS | | 270/18.2 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
| ANGOLA | | 290/34.9 | | 347 | | 05W | | ANQ | .- -. --.- |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m
CONC TOUCHDOWN WITHIN A 500 X 500 TURF LANDING AREA. |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | REED M. POWERS
14163 US 12
UNION, MI 49130
Phone 616-641-7260 |
| Manager: | BEN R. GAMES
14163 US 12
UNION, MI 49130
Phone 312-448-2022 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | TREES LOCATED OVER 100' EITHER SIDE OF APPROACH 220DEG & 140DEG. |
| - | HELIPORT USED FOR ARNG TRNG.LETTER OF AGREEMENT GIVEN TO AVIATION OFFICER,MI.DEPT.OF MILITARY AFFAIRS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at MI90.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KHAI - Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (15 nm NE)
KGSH - Goshen Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (17 nm W)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KIRS - Kirsch Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:22:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 03:22:59 |
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KEKM
8nm SW | 180050Z 13012G20KT 10SM BKN075 OVC090 23/05 A3007 RMK AO2 LAST
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KHAI
15nm NE | 180654Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3009 RMK AO2 T01390058
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KGSH
16nm S | 180653Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM BKN031 16/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01560039
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KIRS
18nm E | 180654Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM SCT120 15/04 A3008 RMK AO2
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KSBN
22nm W | 180521Z 1806/1906 10009KT P6SM BKN100 FM181500 12008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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