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 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. |
| 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 22:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 22:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 09:09:24 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 04:09:24 |
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| METAR |
| KBAX | 080855Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 01/01 A3008 RMK AO2
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KP58 16nm NE | 080851Z AUTO 24006KT 08/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00780067 53021 PWINO TSNO
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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