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Y31 West Branch Community Airport
West Branch, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: Y31
Lat/Long: 44-14-41.3410N 084-10-47.3110W
44-14.689017N 084-10.788517W
44.2448169,-84.1798086
(estimated)
Elevation: 882.1 ft. / 268.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of WEST BRANCH, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48661

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
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 ON CALL
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR SUBJ CALL-IN FEE.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWYS 09 & 27; PAPI RWYS 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P: 119.575 (989-787-1100)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.475/269.45 (OSCODA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CGGr144/(35.2)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-14.680873N44-14.697097N
Longitude: 084-11.360770W084-10.216265W
Elevation: 882.1 ft.860.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 089 true275 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 6 ft. trees, 332 ft. from runway, 219 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear6 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CO OGEMAW CITY W BRANCH
121 N 4TH ST
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661-1217
Phone 989-345-0500
Manager: BEN EVERGREEN
PO BOX 183
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661-0183
Phone 989-345-1453

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 16
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, 5-3-2-1-#.
FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (239KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (139KB)
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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Photo by Aric Kuester
Photo taken 13-Jun-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1211:12
Sunrise07:4111:41
Sunset19:4823:48
Evening civil twilight20:1700:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 06:46:10
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 02:46:10
 
METAR
KY31 190635Z AUTO 21010G17KT 10SM SCT039 OVC050 M02/M07 A2981 RMK AO2 T10181075
TAF
KMBS 
43nm S 
190522Z 1906/2006 26009KT P6SM SCT028 OVC035 FM191000 24010KT P6SM SCT026 OVC120 FM191400 24016G26KT P6SM OVC070 FM191900 28015G25KT P6SM BKN045 OVC060 FM200200 29010KT P6SM BKN060
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Evergreen Aviation 989-345-1453
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.85 $6.10 
 Updated 11-Mar-2024
 
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