FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | YIP |
| Lat/Long: | 42-14-15.8000N / 083-31-48.3000W 42-14.263333N / 083-31.805000W 42.2377222 / -83.5300833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 716 ft. / 218.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| From city: | 24 miles SW of DETROIT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48111 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | YIP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE IS BASED ON ACFT GWT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARFF INDEX E SVC AVBL ON REQUEST CALL 734-485-6660. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. ALL BILLING THRU WAYNE CO ARPT AUTHORITY; FOR CUSTOMS CLNC 1 HR MIN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQD. PILOTS MUST CTC U.S. CUSTOMS ON 313-226-3140; RQ FOR CUSTOMS SVC BY FAA FLIGHT PLAN IS NOT ACCEPTED. |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 127.425 734-482-6590 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.35 (734-485-9056) |
| WILLOW RUN GROUND: | 121.75 |
| WILLOW RUN TOWER: | 125.275 256.9 |
| DETROIT APPROACH: | 118.95 |
| DETROIT DEPARTURE: | 118.95 |
| WX ASOS at DTW (8 nm E): | PHONE 734-941-7848 |
| WX ASOS at ARB (10 nm W): | PHONE 313-668-7173 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TTF (18 nm S): | 119.075 (313-384-0259) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (18 nm SE): | 119.675 (734-692-9686) |
- EMERG FREQS NOT AVBL AT TWR.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DXOr287/7.4 | | DETROIT VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 06W |
| SVMr168/10.7 | | SALEM VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 03W |
| CRLr347/11.8 | | CARLETON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| PSIr183/27.8 | | PONTIAC VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 03W |
| YQGr275/31.2 | | WINDSOR VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GROSSE ILE | | 302/18.7 | | 419 | | 06W | | RYS | .-. -.-- ... |
| HOWELL | | 145/31.2 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
| ADRIAN | | 054/32.9 | | 278 | | 06W | | ADG | .- -.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5R/23L
| Dimensions: | 7526 x 150 ft. / 2294 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 55.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5R | | RUNWAY 23L |
| Latitude: | 42-13.837417N | | 42-14.687067N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.391150W | | 083-31.177417W |
| Elevation: | 715.0 ft. | | 702.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 2456 ft. from runway, 719 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 16 ft. road, 792 ft. from runway, 587 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9L/27R
| Dimensions: | 7294 x 160 ft. / 2223 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition ONLY THE 80' CENTER PORTION OF THE RY IS GRVD. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 55.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9L | | RUNWAY 27R |
| Latitude: | 42-14.637367N | | 42-14.667567N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.599400W | | 083-30.983817W |
| Elevation: | 716.0 ft. | | 700.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 089 true | | 275 magnetic, 269 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 574 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. rr, 564 ft. from runway, 298 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 9R/27L
| Dimensions: | 6511 x 160 ft. / 1985 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition ONLY THE 80' CENTER PORTION OF THE RY IS GRVD. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9R | | RUNWAY 27L |
| Latitude: | 42-13.846283N | | 42-13.872983N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.389250W | | 083-30.947417W |
| Elevation: | 715.0 ft. | | 703.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 089 true | | 275 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. trees, 1555 ft. from runway, 46 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 77 ft. tree, 2597 ft. from runway, 600 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6312 x 160 ft. / 1924 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-14.590963N | | 42-13.842917N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.356168W | | 083-31.385400W |
| Elevation: | 714.2 ft. | | 704.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 136 true | | 322 magnetic, 316 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 525 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. ant, 1100 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. gnd, 1454 ft. from runway, 301 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5L/23R
| Dimensions: | 5995 x 160 ft. / 1827 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5L | | RUNWAY 23R |
| Latitude: | 42-13.931123N | | 42-14.607793N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.501063W | | 083-31.533903W |
| Elevation: | 715.0 ft. | | 707.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. trees, 1175 ft. from runway, 284 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 1619 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY L C SMITH - TERMINAL MEZZANINE DETROIT, MI 48242 Phone 734-485-6666 |
| Manager: | SEAN P. BROSNAN 801 WILLOW RUN AIRPORT YPSILANTI, MI 48198 Phone 734-485-6670 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 395 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 152 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Jet airplanes: | | 145 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 335/day * | | 42% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | 4% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| E80 1 | US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 734-485-6670. |
| - | LRA ARPT; ADCUS 734-942-9000. |
| - | CUSTOMS AVBL 24 HRS, MON - FRI AND ON CALL FROM DTW ON WKEND. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| CRUXX FOUR **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (299KB) |
| LLEEO TWO | |
download (364KB) |
| PICES ONE | |
download (233KB) |
| SPRTN THREE | |
download (194KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05R | |
download (269KB) |
| ILS RWY 23L | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05L | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05R | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09R | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23L | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23R | |
download (236KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| AKRON TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (426KB) |
| ERRTH TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (570KB) |
| FORT WAYNE THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (402KB) |
| MOONN TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (532KB) |
| PALACE THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (624KB) |
| RICHMOND FOUR **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (435KB) |
| ROSEWOOD TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (418KB) |
| ST. CLAIR THREE | |
download (418KB) |
| WILLOW RUN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (433KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (7 nm NE)
KDTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (8 nm E)
KARB - Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (16 nm N)
KTTF - Custer Airport (18 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by by Adam Reznik
Taken in September 2005
taken from a Cessna Cardinal, about 5000 MSL, with HP Photosmart 735
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 03:16:01 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 23:16:01 |
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| METAR |
| KYIP | 260253Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02060150 50004
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KDTW 9nm E | 260253Z 19005KT 10SM FEW130 22/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02170156 51004
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KARB 9nm W | 260253Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01830156 50001
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KONZ 19nm SE | 260255Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A2999 RMK AO2
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KTTF 19nm S | 260255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDTW 9nm E | 252320Z 260024 22012KT P6SM SCT040 FM0100 22006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM0400 22006KT P6SM BKN050 FM1200 24009KT P6SM BKN120 FM1600 27011KT P6SM BKN050
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