FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 (34 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (35 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Aric Kuester
Photo taken 13-Jun-2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:48:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:48:21 |
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| METAR |
KHTL 22nm W | 181153Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM OVC060 11/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01060078 10106 20094 51007
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KIKW 35nm S | 181213Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM BKN065 OVC095 12/10 A3019 RMK AO2 T01200095
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KGOV 35nm NW | 181214Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM -DZ OVC055 11/07 A3021 RMK AO2 T01050066
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KOSC 36nm E | 181214Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM OVC075 10/05 A3022 RMK AO2 T00970055
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KMBS 43nm S | 181153Z 05005KT 10SM BKN065 OVC090 13/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01280078 10128 20122 51010
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| TAF |
KMBS 43nm S | 181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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