FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BIV |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.0000N 086-06-28.2000W
42-44.566667N 086-06.470000W
42.7427778,-86.1078333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 697.9 ft. / 212.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of HOLLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49423 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BIV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-2100
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT OTHER HRS & DRG EMERG CALL 616-392-7831. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | HIRL RWY 08/26 PRESET LOW. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RWY 26; REIL RWY 08; PAPI RWY 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.025 (616-394-0190) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 133.825 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 133.825 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.95 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/269.6 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PMMr360/16.6 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| VIOr268/27.0 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| ELXr001/35.9 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| AZOr322/39.0 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 175.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.478777N | | 42-44.655228N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.129177W | | 086-05.810233W |
| Elevation: | 697.9 ft. | | 685.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 080 true | | 264 magnetic, 260 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. tree, 2500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOLLAND
270 S. RIVER AVE
HOLLAND, MI 49423
Phone 616-394-1380 |
| Manager: | TERRILL "TERRY" BOER
1581 S. WASHINGTON AVE
HOLLAND, MI 49423
Phone 616-392-7831 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/day * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RADIO CALL, "HOLLAND." |
| - | FOR CD WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
| - | TNST ACFT CALL AHEAD FOR HNGR STORAGE. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 26 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (263KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
35D - Padgham Field Airport (18 nm SE)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (18 nm N)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (24 nm S)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (26 nm N)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (27 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary Air
Photo taken 18-Oct-2015
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jan-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 08:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2021 23:35:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2021 18:35:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KBIV | 162321Z AUTO 31006KT 2SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC012 01/M01 A2961 RMK AO2 P0003 T00111006
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KMKG
26nm N | 162208Z 1622/1718 31005KT P6SM FEW012 OVC019 TEMPO 1622/1624 32012KT 3SM -SHSN BR SCT015 OVC025 FM170000 30010KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC006 TEMPO 1700/1702 2SM -SN BR OVC005 FM171400 32004KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015
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KGRR
27nm E | 161739Z 1618/1718 23007KT 5SM BR OVC009 FM170100 30009KT 2SM -SHSN BR OVC004 FM170500 30006KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC009
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