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KBAX Huron County Memorial Airport
Bad Axe, Michigan, USA

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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 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.
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: 19
Single engine airplanes: 16
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4209:42
Sunrise06:1510:15
Sunset21:0201:02
Evening civil twilight21:3501:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 22:49:11
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 18:49:11
 
METAR
KBAX 252237Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A2994 RMK AO2
KP58 
16nm NE 
252151Z AUTO 23005KT 27/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02670139 PWINO TSNO
TAF
KMBS 
50nm W 
251728Z 251818 23012G18KT P6SM SCT050 FM0100 22008KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120 FM1200 24009KT P6SM BKN120
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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 
$5.75 
Jet A 
$6.15 
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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 2.9 50-100

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Hotels in other cities near Huron County Memorial Airport

1 in Bad Axe
 

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