FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | 61D |
Lat/Long: | 42-28-04.0553N 085-38-52.9659W 42-28.067588N 085-38.882765W 42.4677931,-85.6480461 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 722 ft. / 220 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 03W (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles N of PLAINWELL, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 49080 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1946 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | FOR LIRL RY 09/27 KEY 122.8 5 TIMES ON. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS at AZO (15 nm S): | PHONE 269-459-3391 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
AZOr344/14.5 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
PMMr090/20.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
VIOr203/20.3 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
ELXr047/28.6 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2650 x 50 ft. / 808 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition EXTSV RY CRACKING. LOOSE STONES AND AGGREGATE. |
Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 42-28.048333N | | 42-28.053333N |
Longitude: | 085-39.126667W | | 085-38.538333W |
Elevation: | 722.0 ft. | | 722.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 089 true | | 272 magnetic, 269 true |
Displaced threshold: | 191 ft. | | 775 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway 4 FT FENCE, 50 FT DST FM RY END; 17 FT RD, 140 FT FM RY END. | | 55 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway 4 FT FENCE 62 FT FM RY END, 15 FT ROAD, 100 FT FM RY END, 40 FT TREE, 155 FT FM RY END. |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 2550 x 100 ft. / 777 x 30 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | 01/19 & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 42-27.876667N | | 42-28.293333N |
Longitude: | 085-38.970000W | | 085-38.900000W |
Elevation: | 722.0 ft. | | 722.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 010 magnetic, 007 true | | 190 magnetic, 187 true |
Displaced threshold: | 268 ft. | | 980 ft. |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 120 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 1:1 TO DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 50 FT TREE 30 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 150 FT R, 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 70 ft. trees, 96 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 8:1 TO DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 50 FT TREES 360 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 105R, 15:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF PLAINWELL 211 N. MAIN PLAINWELL, MI 49080-1397 Phone 269-685-6821 |
Manager: | VIRGIL WILLIAMS 132 COUNTRY CLUB PLAINWELL, MI 49080 Phone 269-685-6268 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR FLD COND. CALL MGR RES. 269-685-6268. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 61D.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
35D - Padgham Field Airport (9 nm NW)
KAZO - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (15 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (18 nm NE)
KBTL - Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (20 nm SE)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (25 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Feb-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 12:24 |
Sunset | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:56 | | 23:56 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Feb-2021 21:52:11 |
Local (UTC-5) | 26-Feb-2021 16:52:11 |
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METAR |
KAZO 15nm S | 262053Z 14008G19KT 10SM CLR 05/M09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00501094 56045
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KBTL 20nm SE | 262053Z 14011KT 10SM CLR 05/M10 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00501100 56046
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KGRR 26nm N | 262053Z 15013KT 10SM FEW250 04/M09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00441094 56042
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KBIV 26nm NW | 262053Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 06/M08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00561083 56041
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KLWA 28nm W | 262135Z AUTO 16008KT 140V210 10SM SCT120 06/M09 A3005 RMK AO2 T00551094
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TAF |
KAZO 15nm S | 261744Z 2618/2718 15008G18KT P6SM SKC FM270000 14006KT P6SM BKN100 FM270600 17006KT P6SM -RA BKN035 FM270700 17006KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 FM270900 21006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC006 FM271100 23006KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC004 FM271600 23007KT 6SM BR OVC007
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