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P97 Prairie Ronde Airport
Schoolcraft, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: P97
Lat/Long: 42-07-25.5000N / 085-42-37.0000W
42-07.425000N / 085-42.616667W
42.1237500 / -85.7102778
(estimated)
Elevation: 890 ft. / 271 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 4 miles W of SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49087

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at AZO (10 nm NE): PHONE 269-384-5729
WX AWOS-3 at HAI (11 nm SE): 119.975 (269-273-6705)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AZOr227/9.7KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W
ELXr094/18.4KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
BTLr243/23.2BATTLE CREEK VORTAC109.4002W
PMMr140/27.0PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
GIJr052/34.5GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
GSHr022/38.6GOSHEN VORTAC113.7000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
THREE RIVERS334/11.240702WHAI .... .- ..
STURGIS331/22.338204WIRS .. .-. ...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2450 x 75 ft. / 747 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: RY 09/27 NSTD LIRL NO DSPLCD THLD LGTS, NOT FOR PUBLIC USE.
Runway edge markings: RWY 09 /27 RY AND DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 2 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 780 ft.1233 ft.
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 228 ft. from runway, 1 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSLPD THLD BASED ON 15 FT TREE, 113 FT LEFT, 7 FT FROM DSPLD THLD.
50 ft. trees, 25 ft. from runway, 119 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GARY SCOTT
13309 SOUTH 5TH STREET
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI 49087
Phone 269-679-4641
Manager: GARY SCOTT
13309 SOUTH 5TH STREET
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI 49087
Phone 269-679-4641

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/month *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RY 09, +25 FT PLINE 175 FT DSTC.
RY 9/27 60 FT WINDMILL, MIDFIELD, SOUTH SIDE OF RY, 72 FT FM RY EDGE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at P97.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAZO - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (10 nm NE)
KHAI - Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (11 nm SE)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KIRS - Kirsch Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KBTL - W K Kellogg Airport (23 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of P97 (Prairie Ronde Airport)
Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI
Photo taken 16-Oct-2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5711:57
Sunrise07:2712:27
Sunset17:2722:27
Evening civil twilight17:5622:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 00:59:27
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 19:59:27
 
METAR
KAZO 
10nm NE 
100053Z 29004KT 10SM FEW085 12/08 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP276 T01220078
KHAI 
11nm SE 
100037Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM SCT070 SCT080 BKN120 12/10 A3033 RMK AO2
TAF
KAZO 
10nm NE 
092322Z 1000/1024 35004KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM101800 06008KT P6SM SKC
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