FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48D |
| Lat/Long: | 43-50-04.1340N / 084-44-24.5570W 43-50.068900N / 084-44.409283W 43.8344817 / -84.7401547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 857 ft. / 261.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of CLARE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48617 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22, 09/27, REIL RYS 04 & 22 & PAPI RYS 4 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SAGINAW APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| SAGINAW DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOP (13 nm S): | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOPr004/12.7 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| HTLr191/31.6 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr305/34.0 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| BXZr230/34.3 | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WIGGINS | | 239/14.1 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
| ALMA | | 009/30.7 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| HARDWOOD | | 235/37.7 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
| CADILLAC | | 136/39.3 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 24 HR. SELF SERV FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| 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 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.969167N | | 43-50.458750N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.568917W | | 084-44.149767W |
| Elevation: | 826.4 ft. | | 856.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 032 true | | 217 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good 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 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 2036 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.846667N | | 43-49.888333N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.763333W | | 084-44.198333W |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 084 true | | 269 magnetic, 264 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 623 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear | | 2 ft. fence, 240 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CLARE, MI 202 W 5TH ST CLARE, MI 48617-1490 Phone 989-386-7541 |
| Manager: | RICHARD ACKER 202 W 5TH ST CLARE, MI 48617-1490 Phone 989-386-0445 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 17:19 | | 22:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 07:51:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 02:51:25 |
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| METAR |
KMOP 13nm S | 090736Z AUTO 18003KT 7SM CLR 11/11 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 34nm SE | 090522Z 0906/1006 19007KT 6SM HZ SCT150 BKN250 TEMPO 0909/0913 20004KT 2SM BR SCT003 FM091500 25010G16KT P6SM BKN200 FM091900 31005KT P6SM BKN025 BKN200 FM092300 01005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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