FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 field | | BAD AXE VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 05W |
| ECKr347/33.5 | | PECK VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 07W |
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: | 43-47.102305N | | 43-46.306740N |
| Longitude: | 082-59.253372W | | 082-58.954592W |
| Elevation: | 762.8 ft. | | 753.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 165 true | | 350 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 63 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RY 04-22 NSTD MIRL; LGTS LAST 2000 FT NOT SPLIT/AMBER LENS. |
| Runway edge markings: | MKGS FADED. MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 43-46.717828N | | 43-47.224093N |
| Longitude: | 082-59.344073W | | 082-58.967087W |
| Elevation: | 754.6 ft. | | 762.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 028 true | | 213 magnetic, 208 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (260KB) |
| VOR RWY 04 | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (242KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 22:49:11 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 18:49:11 |
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| METAR |
| KBAX | 252237Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A2994 RMK AO2
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KP58 16nm NE | 252151Z AUTO 23005KT 27/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02670139 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KMBS 50nm W | 251728Z 251818 23012G18KT P6SM SCT050 FM0100 22008KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120 FM1200 24009KT P6SM BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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