FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y31 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-14-41.3260N / 084-10-47.3135W
44-14.688767N / 084-10.788558W
44.2448128 / -84.1798093
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 883 ft. / 269.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of WEST BRANCH, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48661 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 989-345-3524; SVC CHARGE. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.475/269.45 (OSCODA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BXZ at field | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| HTLr113/21.9 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| CGGr144/(35.2) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| ASPr257/35.9 | | AU SABLE VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HARDWOOD | | 273/4.1 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
| WIGGINS | | 042/20.8 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-14.680633N | | 44-14.696900N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.360850W | | 084-10.216267W |
| Elevation: | 882.9 ft. | | 861.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 089 true | | 275 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 64 ft. trees, 1499 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 48 ft. trees, 1175 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO OGEMAW CITY W BRANCH
P.O. BOX 183
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661
Phone 989-345-1453 |
| Manager: | LANE TABER
1519 AIRPORT RD., P.O. BOX 183
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661
Phone 989-345-1453 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 89/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (21 nm SW)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (22 nm W)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (33 nm E)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (35 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (35 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Aric Kuester
Photo taken 13-Jun-2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:05:35 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 13:05:35 |
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| METAR |
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KHTL
22nm W | 161653Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM FEW010 BKN017 OVC024 12/09 A2975 RMK AO2 RAB01E12 SLP076 P0001 T01170094
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KIKW
35nm S | 161653Z AUTO 23013G20KT 10SM OVC017 13/09 A2979 RMK AO2 T01250093
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KGOV
35nm NW | 161654Z AUTO 24006G14KT 10SM SCT008 OVC015 11/10 A2974 RMK AO2 T01050100
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KOSC
36nm E | 161654Z AUTO 23013G23KT 10SM OVC021 12/08 A2974 RMK AO2 T01270089
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KMBS
43nm S | 161653Z 23015G24KT 10SM BKN022 OVC028 13/08 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP096 T01280078
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KMBS
43nm S | 161124Z 1612/1712 24006KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1612/1614 BKN030 FM161400 24015G23KT P6SM OVC028 FM170000 27006KT P6SM OVC022
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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