FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 48D |
Lat/Long: | 43-50-04.0000N 084-44-24.8000W 43-50.066667N 084-44.413333W 43.8344444,-84.7402222 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 856 ft. / 260.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (1995) |
From city: | 1 mile NE of CLARE, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 48617 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1941 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 126.45 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
WX AWOS-3 at MOP (13 nm S): | 133.025 (989-773-2885) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOPr004/12.7 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
MBSr305/34.0 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 03W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 43-49.966103N | | 43-50.462723N |
Longitude: | 084-44.562813W | | 084-44.159690W |
Elevation: | 826.2 ft. | | 855.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 030 true | | 215 magnetic, 210 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2499 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 43-49.839527N | | 43-49.882642N |
Longitude: | 084-44.766942W | | 084-44.201818W |
Elevation: | 829.7 ft. | | 821.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 084 true | | 269 magnetic, 264 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF CLARE 202 W 5TH ST CLARE, MI 48617-1490 Phone 989-386-7541 |
Manager: | GARY TODD 202 W 5TH ST CLARE, MI 48617-1490 Phone 989-386-0445 CELL 989-802-2005. |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (208KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (124KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (14 nm NE)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (23 nm SE)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (31 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (32 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
Sunset | | 21:10 | | 01:10 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:45 | | 01:45 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2025 19:25:28 |
Local (UTC-4) | 29-May-2025 15:25:28 |
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METAR |
KMOP 13nm S | 291855Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM SCT029 SCT034 OVC090 20/12 A2995 RMK AO2 T02000117
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KIKW 23nm SE | 291855Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM SCT039 SCT060 OVC090 20/11 A2994 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMBS 34nm SE | 291728Z 2918/3018 26010KT P6SM BKN035 OVC050 FM291900 28011KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 2919/2923 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM300100 26006KT P6SM BKN070 BKN200 FM301600 26009KT P6SM BKN100
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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