FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y31 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-14-41.3700N / 084-10-47.2970W
44-14.689500N / 084-10.788283W
44.2448250 / -84.1798047
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 882 ft. / 268.8 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 |
| 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.525/251.15 (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 |
| HTLr113/22.0 | | 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: | 44-14.680617N | | 44-14.696900N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.360850W | | 084-10.216400W |
| Elevation: | 881.0 ft. | | 860.0 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: | 44 ft. trees, 863 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 1430 ft. from runway, 27:1 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: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 100/week * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 (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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of West Branch Community Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:35:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 18:35:01 |
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| METAR |
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KHTL
22nm W | 092313Z AUTO 03010G18KT 3SM -SN SCT045 OVC060 M07/M09 A2980 RMK AO2 P0000
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KGOV
35nm NW | 092316Z AUTO 03010G17KT 7SM OVC027 M07/M10 A2984 RMK AO2
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KOSC
36nm E | 092316Z AUTO 03016G19KT 3SM -SN BKN008 OVC021 M05/M07 A2985 RMK AO2
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KMBS
43nm S | 092310Z 04023G28KT 1SM -SN BR BKN014 OVC027 M04/M06 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 04028/2310 P0000 RVRNO
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KMBS
43nm S | 091724Z 0918/1018 07012KT 2SM -SN SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 0918/0920 3/4SM -SN FM100000 04012G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN BKN008 OVC012 FM100900 36015G24KT 2SM -SN BLSN BKN008 OVC012 FM101500 34014G24KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC015
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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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