FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BIV |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.3000N / 086-06-26.5000W 42-44.571667N / 086-06.441667W 42.7428611 / -86.1073611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 698 ft. / 212.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of HOLLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49423 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BIV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-2100 FOR ARPT ATTENDANT OTHER HRS & DURG EMERG CALL 616-392-7831 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN HIRL RY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 26; REIL RY 08; PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.025 (616-394-0190) |
| MUSKEGON APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| MUSKEGON DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.95 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/269.6 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN MUSKEGON APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PMMr360/16.6 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| MKGr188/25.8 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| GRRr268/27.0 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| ELXr001/35.9 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| AZOr322/39.0 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOLLAND | | 149/3.9 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6264 x 100 ft. / 1909 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 175.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.478725N | | 42-44.662843N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.129362W | | 086-05.752850W |
| Elevation: | 697.9 ft. | | 687.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 080 true | | 264 magnetic, 260 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 43 ft. trees, 1662 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear ALSO + 20 FT RR, 1100 FT DSTC, 0 FT BOTH, APCH RATIO 45:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOLLAND 270 S. RIVER AVE HOLLAND, MI 49423 Phone 616-394-1380 |
| Manager: | RON LUDEMA 1581 S WASHINGTON AVE HOLLAND, MI 49423 Phone 616-392-7831 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 144/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (257KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (28KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
35D - Padgham Field Airport (18 nm SE)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (18 nm N)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (24 nm S)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (26 nm N)
KGRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport (27 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Rachel Marlin
Photo taken 09-Nov-2005
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunset | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:59 | | 01:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:45:07 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 04:45:07 |
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| METAR |
| KBIV | 050753Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ FEW075 15/12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01500122 $
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| TAF |
KMKG 26nm N | 050547Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT 2SM BR SKC FM050900 21004KT 3/4SM BR SCT001 FM051400 25010KT P6SM SCT250
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KGRR 27nm E | 050525Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM050700 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM051100 21003KT 1SM BR SKC FM051400 27007KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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