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W87

Buzzwick Airport
Carleton, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	W87
Lat/Long:	42-01-04.3600N 083-22-19.7800W 42-01.072667N 083-22.329667W 42.0178778,-83.3721611 (estimated)
Elevation:	609 ft. / 186 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles S of CARLETON, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48117

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1973
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at TTF (5 nm SW):	119.075 (734-384-0259)
WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (11 nm NE):	119.675 (734-692-9686)
WX ASOS at DTW (12 nm N):	PHONE 734-955-5015
WX ASOS at YIP (15 nm NW):	PHONE 734-961-6843

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CRLr118/4.2	CARLETON VOR/DME	115.70	03W
DXOr187/11.7	DETROIT VOR/DME	113.40	06W
SVMr160/25.4	SALEM VORTAC	114.30	03W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
GROSSE ILE	250/11.0	419	07W	RYS	.-. -.-- ...
TECUMSEH	098/22.9	239	06W	TCU	- -.-. ..-
ADRIAN	080/32.7	278	06W	ADG	.- -.. --.
PORT CLINTON	330/37.5	423	07W	PCW	.--. -.-. .--

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2575 x 60 ft. / 785 x 18 m
Surface:	turf, in excellent condition
Runway edge markings:	YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	42-01.284667N	42-00.860667N
Longitude:	083-22.334667W	083-22.324667W
Elevation:	609.0 ft.	606.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	179 true	359 true
Displaced threshold:	1000 ft.	no
Obstructions:	31 ft. tree, 35 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR.	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MITCHELL NOBLE 400 E LABO RD CARLETON, MI 48117-9326 Phone 734-664-6850
Manager:	MITCHELL NOBLE 400 E LABO RD CARLETON, MI 48117-9326 Phone 734-506-8310

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 61/month *
70%	local general aviation
30%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020

Additional Remarks

-	RWY 36 APCH MAY BE OBSTD BY 6 FT CORN CROP DURG GROWING SEASON.
-	ARPT ENTRANCE OFF LABO RD.
-	FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
-	UAS OPS 0.5 NM SW OF RWY 36.
-	DEER, COYOTE, & BIRDS INVOF ARPT.
-	NO SNOW REMOVAL.
-	ARPT CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD.
-	PWRD PRCHT OPS PROHIBITED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTTF - Custer Airport (5 nm SW)
KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KDTW - Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (12 nm N)
KYIP - Willow Run Airport (15 nm NW)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (20 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	10:22
Sunrise	06:51	10:51
Sunset	20:15	00:15
Evening civil twilight	20:45	00:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2024 19:10:24
Local (UTC-4)	16-Apr-2024 15:10:24

METAR

KTTF 5nm S	161855Z AUTO 13007KT 100V170 10SM CLR 18/05 A3010 RMK AO2 T01800051
KONZ 11nm NE	161855Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 20/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 T01971026
KDTW 13nm N	161853Z 09009G16KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 19/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01940044
KYIP 15nm NW	161853Z 08011G17KT 030V100 10SM CLR 19/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01940044

TAF

KDTW 13nm N	161740Z 1618/1724 09011G18KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM162000 09010KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150 FM170700 10011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC080 FM171400 14011KT P6SM OVC025 FM171900 17014G22KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1719/1721 2SM TSRA BKN025CB FM172200 24012KT P6SM BKN020
KYIP 15nm NW	161740Z 1618/1718 09009KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM162000 09010G18KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150 FM170700 10011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC080 FM171400 14011KT P6SM OVC025

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