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R47 Ruhe's Airport
Leipsic, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: R47
Lat/Long: 41-06-11.1830N / 084-03-06.7990W
41-06.186383N / 084-03.113317W
41.1031064 / -84.0518886
(estimated)
Elevation: 801 ft. / 244 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 3 miles W of LEIPSIC, OH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 45856

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1985
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CLE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR LIRL RY 09/27 CALL 419-943-3352.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3 at OWX (5 nm SE): 120.525 (419-523-4151)
WX ASOS at FDY (18 nm E): 132.85 (419-427-8524)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FBCr306/16.1FLAG CITY VORTAC108.2002W
MAHr292/(18.3)MARATHON VOR114.9005W
AOHr355/(24.1)ALLEN COUNTY VOR108.4004W
VWVr224/28.0WATERVILLE VOR/DME113.1002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OTTAWA326/5.523305WPDR .--. -.. .-.
BENTON RIDGE291/18.033405WBNR -... -. .-.
DEFIANCE134/21.924605WDFI -.. ..-. ..
LIMA001/24.036204WLYL .-.. -.-- .-..
BRYAN144/29.326004WBYN -... -.-- -.
STANLEY065/29.341105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
FOSTORIA265/30.037905WFZI ..-. --.. ..
FULTON178/30.637505WUSE ..- ... .
TIFFIN276/37.826905WTII - .. ..

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4455 x 65 ft. / 1358 x 20 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL. THLD LGTD WITH 360 DEGS GREEN LGTS & RY LGTS SOUTH SIDE OFFSET 20 FT.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 25 ft. rr, 1200 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear
RWY 09 +1' - 8' CULTIVATION, 40' FROM RWY END; O' BOTH SIDES OF RUNWAY.
30 ft. ant, 425 ft. from runway, 116 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
15 FT ACFT & TRUCKS PARKED IN PRIM SFC 0-200 FT FM 32-125 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BOB RUHE AGRICULTURE SERVICE
5450 ST. RT. 109
LEIPSIC, OH 45856
Phone 419-943-3352
Manager: MARILYN RUHE
5450 S.R. 109
LEIPSIC, OH 45856
Phone 419-943-3352

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
95% local general aviation
5% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 July 2011

Additional Remarks

FLD PRIM FOR DUSTING/SPRAYING OPNS. MOST TKOFS TO W; LNDGS E; NO TFC PAT FOR AGRI PLANES.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at R47.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOWX - Putnam County Airport (5 nm SE)
5G7 - Bluffton Airport (15 nm SE)
7W5 - Henry County Airport (16 nm N)
KFDY - Findlay Airport (18 nm E)
KDFI - Defiance Memorial Airport (22 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2211:22
Sunrise07:5011:50
Sunset18:5422:54
Evening civil twilight19:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 20:34:17
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 16:34:17
 
METAR
KFDY 
18nm E 
161953Z AUTO 27014KT 10SM FEW095 17/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01720072
KDFI 
22nm NW 
161953Z AUTO 28007KT 250V320 10SM FEW038 16/05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01560050
KAOH 
24nm S 
161953Z AUTO 26012G18KT 10SM SCT075 BKN100 18/07 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01780067
KUSE 
31nm N 
161955Z AUTO 29014G21KT 10SM FEW034 15/07 A2988 RMK AO2
KTOL 
31nm N 
161952Z 29012G20KT 10SM FEW038 16/06 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01560061
TAF
KFDY 
18nm E 
161326Z 1613/1712 25010KT P6SM OVC020 FM161530 25012G22KT P6SM SKC FM170000 24008KT P6SM BKN020
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