FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53M |
| Lat/Long: | 45-07-56.4500N / 083-26-52.9000W
45-07.940833N / 083-26.881667W
45.1323472 / -83.4480278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 680 ft. / 207 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of ALPENA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49707 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1480 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at APN (6 nm SW): | 120.675 (989-356-3662) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| APNr064/5.5 | | ALPENA VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROGERS CITY | | 143/22.7 | | 215 | | 07W | | PZQ | .--. --.. --.- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2400 x 100 ft. / 732 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 08/26 AND DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | 400 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 125 ft. left of centerline
RWY 08 APCH RATIO 1:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVR +60 FT. TREES, 100 FT FM DSPLCD THR, 135 FT L, 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 48 ft. trees, 560 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RWY 26 APCH RATIO 22:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DON DZIESINSKI
5280 US 23 NORTH
ALPENA, MI 49707
Phone 989-354-5161
ARPT LCTD AT SW CORNER OF BLOOM ROAD & US 23 N. |
| Manager: | LARRY DZIESINSKI
13361 WHITE ASH
ALPENA, MI 49707
Phone 989-595-2344 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 78% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 30 FT POWERLINES IN RY 08 APCH NOT MARKED. |
| - | 35 FT POWERLINE IN RY 26 APCH MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS. |
| - | 300 FT ANTENNA 1/5 MI N OF ARPT. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. ARPT CLSD NOV-MAR AND WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCEPT FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 53M.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAPN - Alpena County Regional Airport (6 nm SW)
KPZQ - Presque Isle County Airport (23 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (41 nm S)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (49 nm S)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (54 nm W)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 08:43:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 04:43:58 |
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| METAR |
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KAPN
6nm SW | 050754Z AUTO 06007KT 7SM -RA OVC005 16/16 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP059 P0033 T01610156
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KAPN
6nm SW | 050525Z 050606 07008KT 3SM RA BR BKN006 OVC018 FM1200 35011KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC005 FM1500 31010KT P6SM BKN008 OVC015 FM1800 32011KT P6SM OVC025 FM2200 32007KT P6SM FEW035 FM0400 00000KT 6SM BR FEW250
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