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W87 Buzzwick Airport
Carleton, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023

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: 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 734-955-5015
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
GROSSE ILE250/11.041907WRYS .-. -.-- ...
TECUMSEH098/22.923906WTCU - -.-. ..-
ADRIAN080/32.727806WADG .- -.. --.
PORT CLINTON330/37.542307WPCW .--. -.-. .--

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 good condition
Runway edge markings: YELLOW CONES.
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: 80 ft. tree, 40 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 13:1 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 734-664-6850
Manager: MITCHELL NOBLE
400 E LABO RD
CARLETON, MI 48117-9326
Phone 734-664-6850

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 61/month *
70% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020

Additional Remarks

RWY 36 APCH MAY BE OBSTD BY 6 FT CORN CROP 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, & BIRDS INVOF ARPT.
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 31-May-2023
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2809:28
Sunrise06:0210:02
Sunset21:0101:01
Evening civil twilight21:3401:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-May-2023 11:54:43
Local (UTC-4)  31-May-2023 07:54:43
 
METAR
KTTF 
5nm S 
311135Z AUTO 18009KT 130V190 10SM CLR 21/16 A3010 RMK AO2 T02080156
KONZ 
11nm NE 
311135Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3011 RMK AO2 T02000171
KDTW 
13nm N 
311053Z 00000KT 8SM FEW065 FEW140 SCT250 19/15 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01890150 $
KYIP 
15nm NW 
311053Z 04003KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01670139
TAF
KDTW 
13nm N 
310903Z 3109/0112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM311500 16006KT P6SM SKC
KYIP 
15nm NW 
310520Z 3106/0106 13007KT P6SM SKC FM311100 16004KT P6SM SKC
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