FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -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 |
| 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 fair 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 |
| 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: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off 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 (35 nm SW)
3BS - 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 03:17:17 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Aug-2008 23:17:17 |
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| METAR |
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KHTL
22nm W | 220253Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01830144 53005
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KGOV
35nm NW | 220255Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM SCT065 20/13 A3013 RMK AO2
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KOSC
36nm E | 220255Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3013 RMK AO2
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KMBS
43nm S | 220253Z 12004KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02110161 53008
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| TAF |
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KMBS
43nm S | 212324Z 220024 07006KT P6SM BKN200 FM0600 13007KT P6SM BKN070 OVC150 FM1400 18010KT P6SM SCT050 OVC120
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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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