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KBAX Huron County Memorial Airport
Bad Axe, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BAX
Lat/Long: 43-46-48.8000N / 082-59-07.5000W
43-46.813333N / 082-59.125000W
43.7802222 / -82.9854167
(estimated)
Elevation: 763 ft. / 232.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1980)
From city: 1 mile S of BAD AXE, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48413

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1949
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BAX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0830-1630
ARPT UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS & EASTER.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RYS 04/22 & 17/35 OPER DUSK-2130; TO INCR INTST & AFT 2130 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.975
WX AWOS-3: 108.2 (989-269-4137)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BAX at fieldBAD AXE VOR/DME108.2005W
ECKr347/33.5PECK VORTAC114.0007W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5009 x 75 ft. / 1527 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 43-47.102305N43-46.306740N
Longitude: 082-59.253372W082-58.954592W
Elevation: 762.8 ft.753.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 170 magnetic, 165 true350 magnetic, 345 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 72 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear63 ft. trees, 1775 ft. from runway, 442 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 3495 x 75 ft. / 1065 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS .
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RY 04-22 NSTD MIRL; LGTS LAST 2000 FT NOT SPLIT/AMBER LENS.
Runway edge markings: MKGS FADED.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 43-46.717828N43-47.224093N
Longitude: 082-59.344073W082-58.967087W
Elevation: 754.6 ft.762.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 033 magnetic, 028 true213 magnetic, 208 true
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 23 ft. rr, 201 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline
APCH 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
47 ft. trees, 435 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NEAL J. HENTSCHL
P.O. BOX 270, 417 SOUTH HANSELMAN STREET
BAD AXE, MI 48413
Phone 989-269-6404
Manager: ELLEN M. ENGLER
352 THOMPSON RD
BAD AXE, MI 48413
Phone 989-269-6511

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
TWY 'A' CLSD WINTER MONTHS.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED**   download (231KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (241KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED**   download (224KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (258KB)
VOR RWY 04 **CHANGED**   download (225KB)
VOR RWY 22 **CHANGED**   download (189KB)
VOR RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (28 nm SW)
77G - Marlette Airport (28 nm S)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (37 nm NW)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (42 nm W)
KHYX - Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (43 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4811:48
Sunrise07:1812:18
Sunset17:1322:13
Evening civil twilight17:4422:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 09:09:24
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 04:09:24
 
METAR
KBAX 080855Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 01/01 A3008 RMK AO2
KP58 
16nm NE 
080851Z AUTO 24006KT 08/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00780067 53021 PWINO TSNO
TAF
KMBS 
50nm W 
080751Z 0808/0906 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 TEMPO 0809/0811 1 1/2SM BR SCT002 FM081100 00000KT 2SM BR BKN006 FM081300 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN010 FM081700 15006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN200 FM090400 20010KT 4SM BR SCT012
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Engler Aviation 989-269-6511
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100LL 
$4.35 
Jet A 
$3.95 
 Updated 07-Aug-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Huron County Memorial Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Huron County Memorial Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Huron County Memorial Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES 3.0 70-100
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES BAD AXE 5.0 72-97

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Huron County Memorial Airport

2 in Bad Axe
 

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