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40C Watervliet Municipal Airport
Watervliet, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 40C
Lat/Long: 42-12-02.5982N 086-14-57.7160W
42-12.043303N 086-14.961933W
42.2007217,-86.2493656
(estimated)
Elevation: 656 ft. / 200 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of WATERVLIET, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49098

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1950
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at BEH (9 nm SW): 121.55 (269-925-9008)
WX AWOS-3 at LWA (9 nm N): 118.025 (269-637-7016)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELXr301/6.6KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
PMMr202/17.2PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
GIJr007/26.1GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 2600 x 200 ft. / 792 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 42-11.876833N42-12.292167N
Longitude: 086-15.002833W086-14.863500W
Elevation: 650.0 ft.651.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 017 magnetic, 014 true197 magnetic, 194 true
Displaced threshold: 600 ft.800 ft.
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DTHR OVR 70 FT TREES, 650 FT DIST, 125 FT R.
70 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DTHR OVR 98 FT TREES, 392 FT DIST, 165 FT L.

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1540 x 200 ft. / 469 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
Runway edge markings: DEFINED BY MOWING.
Operational restrictions: UNVERIFIED LDG AREA - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 42-11.939833N42-12.007667N
Longitude: 086-15.174833W086-14.846167W
Elevation: 656.0 ft.656.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 077 magnetic, 074 true257 magnetic, 254 true
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 69 ft. trees, 345 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear60 ft. trees, 120 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP
4959 M140 HWY
WATERVLIET, MI 49098-9707
Phone 616-463-5113
Manager: ROBERT P LOHR
4959 M140 HWY
WATERVLIET, MI 49098-9707
Phone 269-757-1180
ASST AMGR CELL 269-876-1536.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 20
Single engine airplanes: 19
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 103/week *
56% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

UAS, ULTRALIGHT, & PWRD PRCHT ACT.
HOSP HLP 1 NM S.
FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 40C.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (9 nm SW)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (9 nm N)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (16 nm S)
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (22 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0411:04
Sunrise07:3211:32
Sunset20:0700:07
Evening civil twilight20:3500:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 05:23:29
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2024 01:23:29
 
METAR
KBEH 
8nm SW 
290453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP183 T10111044
KLWA 
9nm N 
290455Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M03/M05 A3005 RMK AO2 T10301051
TAF
KSBN 
30nm S 
281720Z 2818/2918 27011G18KT P6SM BKN060 FM282100 28010G15KT P6SM SCT070 FM290000 30005KT P6SM FEW250
KAZO 
31nm E 
281740Z 2818/2918 25014G20KT P6SM SCT050 OVC060 FM290000 33004KT P6SM SKC
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