FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | FPK |
Lat/Long: | 42-34-26.7200N 084-48-43.5500W 42-34.445333N 084-48.725833W 42.5740889,-84.8120972 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 891 ft. / 271.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06W (2020) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of CHARLOTTE, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 48813 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FPK (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 ARPT UNATNDD MAJ HOLS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 118.65 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 118.65 |
WX ASOS at LAN (16 nm NE): | PHONE 517-908-8494 |
WX AWOS-3P at TEW (17 nm E): | 119.425 (517-676-5607) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 120.45/360.7 (LITCHFIELD RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LFDr001/30.8 | | LITCHFIELD VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 05W |
VIOr117/32.8 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
AZOr059/38.6 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 3510 x 75 ft. / 1070 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY PAINT MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 42-34.200343N | | 42-34.741190N |
Longitude: | 084-48.823363W | | 084-48.548077W |
Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 891.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 027 magnetic, 021 true | | 207 magnetic, 201 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 2505 ft. from runway, 115 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 105 ft. trees, 1802 ft. from runway, 481 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 2298 x 95 ft. / 700 x 29 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | 15/33 THR & DSPLCD THR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 42-34.561827N | | 42-34.251118N |
Longitude: | 084-48.933083W | | 084-48.641118W |
Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 880.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 145 true | | 331 magnetic, 325 true |
Displaced threshold: | 760 ft. | | 193 ft. |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 1020 ft. from runway, 100 ft. both sides of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 10 ft. road, 127 ft. from runway, 48 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF CHARLOTTE/CITY MANAGER 111 E LAWRENCE AVE CHARLOTTE, MI 48813 Phone 517-543-2750 |
Manager: | TODD COTTER 111 E LAWRENCE AVE CHARLOTTE, MI 48813 Phone 517-712-8177 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | 58% | transient general aviation | 37% | local general aviation | 4% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
- | MIL HELI OPS ON & INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY AT NGT. |
- | BIRDS & DEER ON RWYS. |
- | GND MOLE AND WATERFOWL ON RWY 15/33. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345. WHEN APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490. |
- | AIRCRAFT WO RADIO OPRG INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (178KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (212KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (16 nm NE)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (17 nm E)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (24 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Nov-2010
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
Sunset | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:34 | | 01:34 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-May-2022 17:39:27 |
Local (UTC-4) | 23-May-2022 13:39:27 |
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METAR |
KFPK | 231715Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM SCT040 OVC049 13/05 A3034 RMK AO2 T01340045
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KLAN 16nm NE | 231653Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN055 16/05 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP285 T01610050
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KTEW 17nm E | 231715Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM SCT036 BKN043 BKN055 14/05 A3035 RMK AO2 T01410051
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TAF |
KLAN 16nm NE | 231121Z 2312/2412 35004KT P6SM SCT250 FM231500 06007KT P6SM SCT040 FM240000 08004KT P6SM BKN250
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NOTAMs |
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