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MI71 Silver Lake Airport
Mears, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MI71
Lat/Long: 43-38-40.0240N 086-27-10.2790W
43-38.667067N 086-27.171317W
43.6444511,-86.4528553
(estimated)
Elevation: 772 ft. / 235 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of MEARS, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49436

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-AV at C04 (5 nm E): 122.7 (231-861-7415)
WX AWOS-3 at LDM (19 nm N): 119.925 (231-843-0459)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2660 x 400 ft. / 811 x 122 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RONALD A. BIRITZ
221 S. TRIPLET LAKE DR
CASSELBERRY, FL 32707
Phone 407-695-7190

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 MI71.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C04 - Oceana County Airport (5 nm E)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (19 nm N)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (30 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1412:14
Sunrise07:4512:45
Sunset17:1722:17
Evening civil twilight17:4822:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Nov-2025 19:09:11
Local (UTC-5)  18-Nov-2025 14:09:11
 
METAR
KLDM 
19nm N 		181855Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 03/M04 A3009 RMK AO2
KFFX 
23nm SE 		181855Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM BKN044 BKN060 03/M06 A3007 RMK AO2
KMKG 
30nm S 		181855Z 04006KT 2 1/2SM -SN FEW035 OVC050 02/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP190 P0001 T00171022
KMBL 
38nm N 		181856Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM OVC080 03/M05 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00331050
TAF
KMKG 
30nm S 		181720Z 1818/1918 10009KT 4SM -RASN BR OVC018 FM182000 08008KT 4SM -RASN BR OVC013 FM182200 07008KT P6SM OVC022 PROB30 1822/1824 4SM -SHRASN OVC015 FM190100 06007KT P6SM BKN035 FM190900 06004KT P6SM FEW040
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