FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | C91 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-59-34.5630N / 086-07-40.8450W
41-59.576050N / 086-07.680750W
41.9929342 / -86.1280125
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 748 ft. / 228.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of DOWAGIAC, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49047 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1548 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI RY 09 & VASI RY 27 & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 |
| WX ASOS at BEH (16 nm NW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EKM (17 nm S): | 124.475 (574-264-9002) |
| WX ASOS at SBN (19 nm SW): | PHONE 574-233-2716 |
- APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELXr182/9.1 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| GIJr032/15.9 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| PMMr182/28.4 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| GSHr351/28.4 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| AZOr241/29.5 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HR. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 100 ft. / 1433 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
NUMEROUS CRACKS IN PVMNT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MKG FADED |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.621783N | | 41-59.620717N |
| Longitude: | 086-08.343383W | | 086-07.306050W |
| Elevation: | 736.0 ft. | | 746.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 68 ft. trees, 1016 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 04 /22 & DSPLD THLD MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.341200N | | 41-59.619383N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.528333W | | 086-07.217400W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 040 true | | 221 magnetic, 220 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 400 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. trees, 204 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. tree, 900 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO AT DSLPD THLD 20:1 BASED ON 65' TREE, 175R, 1300 DSTC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DOWAGIAC
PO BOX 430, 241 SOUTH FRONT
DOWAGIAC, MI 49047
Phone 269-782-8220 |
| Manager: | GARY CARLILE
CITY OF DOWAGIAC, 241 S. FRONT ST.
DOWAGIAC, MI 49047
Phone 269-782-3574 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 70/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS ULTRALIGHTS & ACFT WITH NO RADIO ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MODEL RDO-CTL AIRCRAFT OPR E SIDE OF RWY 04/22 |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (10 nm SW)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (11 nm W)
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (19 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nate Enyedi
Photo taken 03-Nov-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 09:03:38 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 05:03:38 |
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| METAR |
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KBEH
15nm NW | 070853Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC080 16/15 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 60003 T01560150 58006
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KEKM
18nm S | 062355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A3000 RMK AO2 LAST
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KSBN
19nm SW | 070854Z 20006KT 9SM -RA SCT065 OVC095 16/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 P0006 60014 T01560133 50000
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KLWA
22nm N | 070855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 15/14 A2999 RMK AO2
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KHAI
24nm E | 070855Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA SCT060 BKN070 OVC085 15/15 A3003 RMK AO2
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KAZO
29nm NE | 070853Z AUTO 20003KT 4SM -RA BR SCT075 OVC090 15/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 P0005 60014 T01500139 56000 $
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| TAF |
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KSBN
19nm SW | 070534Z 070606 00000KT P6SM BKN090 TEMPO 0711 5SM -SHRA BR BKN040 FM1100 28004KT P6SM BKN040 FM1700 29010KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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