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4MI9 Schaefer Heliport
Rockford, Michigan, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 4MI9
Lat/Long: 43-03-15.4224N 085-26-11.7600W
43-03.257040N 085-26.196000W
43.0542840,-85.4366000
(estimated)
Elevation: 826 ft. / 252 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles SE of ROCKFORD, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49341

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT PERI LGTS - CALL AMGR.

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at GRR (11 nm S): PHONE 616-986-5029
WX AWOS-3PT at 8D4 (11 nm W): 126.650 (616-887-6314)
WX AWOS-3 at Y70 (18 nm SE): 118.9 (616-523-1852)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VIOr013/16.3VICTORY VOR/DME115.9504W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KNOBS351/9.926306WGR --. .-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 43-03.257040N
Longitude: 085-26.196000W
Elevation: 826.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES C SCHAEFER
5040 TWIN CREEK ESTATES DR NE
ROCKFORD, MI 49341-9296
Phone 616-291-5557
Manager: JAMES C SCHAEFER
5040 TWIN CREEK ESTATES DR NE
ROCKFORD, MI 49341-9296
Phone 616-291-5557

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4MI9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (11 nm S)
8D4 - Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (11 nm NW)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (18 nm SE)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (24 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3010:30
Sunrise06:5910:59
Sunset20:2800:28
Evening civil twilight20:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Aug-2025 20:00:15
Local (UTC-4)  25-Aug-2025 16:00:15
 
METAR
KGRR 
11nm S 		251953Z 31013KT 10SM SCT045 BKN080 19/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01940083
KY70 
18nm SE 		251935Z AUTO 30006KT 250V330 10SM FEW036 SCT070 BKN080 20/12 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KGRR 
11nm S 		251720Z 2518/2618 31009G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 PROB30 2518/2520 5SM -SHRA BKN028 FM252000 30011KT P6SM SCT050 FM260300 25004KT P6SM FEW050 FM261400 31007KT P6SM SCT070
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