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W87 Buzzwick Airport
Carleton, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: W87
Lat/Long: 42-01-04.3600N 083-22-19.7800W
42-01.072667N 083-22.329667W
42.0178778,-83.3721611
(estimated)
Elevation: 609 ft. / 186 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles S of CARLETON, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48117

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1973
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-DEC IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at TTF (5 nm SW): 119.075 (734-384-0259)
WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (11 nm NE): 119.675 (734-692-9686)
WX ASOS at DTW (12 nm N): PHONE 231-202-2054
WX ASOS at YIP (15 nm NW): PHONE 734-961-6843

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CRLr118/4.2CARLETON VOR/DME115.7003W
DXOr187/11.7DETROIT VOR/DME113.4006W
SVMr160/25.4SALEM VORTAC114.3003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TECUMSEH098/22.923906WTCU - -.-. ..-
ADRIAN080/32.727806WADG .- -.. --.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2575 x 60 ft. / 785 x 18 m
Surface: turf, in excellent condition
Runway edge markings: 3 FT YELLOW CONES & CHECKERED FLAGS.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-01.284667N42-00.860667N
Longitude: 083-22.334667W083-22.324667W
Elevation: 609.0 ft.606.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 true359 true
Displaced threshold: 1000 ft.no
Obstructions: 28 ft. pline, marked, 10 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.		none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MITCHELL NOBLE
400 E LABO RD
CARLETON, MI 48117-9326
Phone 734-506-8310
Manager: MITCHELL NOBLE
400 E LABO RD
CARLETON, MI 48117-9326
Phone 734-506-8310
CELL 734-664-6850.

Additional Remarks

- RWY APCH MAY BE OBSTD BY 6 FT CROPS DURG GROWING SEASON.
- ARPT ENTRANCE OFF LABO RD.
- FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
- UAS OPS 0.5 NM SW OF RWY 36.
- DEER, COYOTE, & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- ARPT CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD - NO SNOW REMOVAL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTTF - Custer Airport (5 nm SW)
KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KDTW - Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (12 nm N)
KYIP - Willow Run Airport (15 nm NW)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (20 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3809:38
Sunrise06:1110:11
Sunset21:0701:07
Evening civil twilight21:4101:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Jul-2025 11:12:37
Local (UTC-4)  14-Jul-2025 07:12:37
 
METAR
KTTF 
5nm S 		141055Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A3003 RMK AO2
KONZ 
11nm NE 		141055Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM OVC100 20/17 A3002 RMK AO2
KDTW 
13nm N 		141053Z 31005KT 9SM FEW140 SCT250 19/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01940161
KYIP 
15nm NW 		141053Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01780161
TAF
KDTW 
13nm N 		140856Z 1409/1512 31004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT130 BKN220 FM141000 30005KT P6SM FEW250 FM141400 28006KT P6SM SKC FM150200 22003KT P6SM SKC
KYIP 
15nm NW 		140520Z 1406/1506 29004KT P6SM SCT250 FM141500 25006KT P6SM SKC FM150200 21003KT P6SM SKC
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