FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
Location
FAA Identifier: | 3MI9 |
Lat/Long: | 45-54-14.0000N 086-58-13.0000W 45-54.233333N 086-58.216667W 45.9038889,-86.9702778 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 580 ft. / 177 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 03W (1990) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of RAPID RIVER, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 49878 |
Seaplane Base Operations
Seaplane Base use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
Activation date: | 10/1994 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
WX AWOS-3PT at ESC (12 nm SW): | 121.425 (906-786-9001) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ESCr025/12.0 | | ESCANABA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 00E |
SAWr151/32.6 | | SAWYER VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 04W |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 11W/29W
Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 11W | | RUNWAY 29W |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 14W/32W
Dimensions: | 5000 x 200 ft. / 1524 x 61 m |
Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 14W | | RUNWAY 32W |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 4W/22W
Dimensions: | 3000 x 150 ft. / 914 x 46 m |
Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 4W | | RUNWAY 22W |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | JERRY NESS 9982 S 75 RD RAPID RIVER, MI 49878 Phone (906) 280-1113 |
Manager: | JERRY NESS 9982 S 75 RD RAPID RIVER, MI 49878 Phone (906) 280-1113 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
- | CAUTION WATCH FOR BIRDS AND FLOATING OBJECTS. USE CAUTION BEFORE LANDING. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3MI9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KESC - Delta County Airport (12 nm SW)
2P2 - Washington Island Airport (31 nm S)
KSAW - Sawyer International Airport (32 nm NW)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (34 nm E)
3D2 - Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (47 nm S)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:50 | | 12:50 |
Sunrise | | 08:24 | | 13:24 |
Sunset | | 17:03 | | 22:03 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Dec-2019 14:51:36 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Dec-2019 09:51:36 |
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METAR |
KESC 9nm S | 161256Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM OVC021 M11/M15 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP215 T11111150 FZRANO
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TAF |
KSAW 32nm NW | 161127Z 1612/1712 24007KT P6SM OVC030 FM161700 27009KT P6SM BKN027 FM170000 26006KT P6SM BKN020 FM170500 25005KT P6SM SCT025
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NOTAMs |
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