FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BIV |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.0000N / 086-06-28.2000W 42-44.566667N / 086-06.470000W 42.7427778 / -86.1078333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 698 ft. / 212.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of HOLLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 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: | 42-44.478777N | | 42-44.655228N |
| Longitude: | 086-07.129177W | | 086-05.810233W |
| Elevation: | 697.9 ft. | | 685.8 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: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 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 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 26 | |
download (294KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (274KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (48KB) |
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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 02:51:42 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 21:51:42 |
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| METAR |
| KBIV | 080153Z AUTO 24003KT 7SM CLR 10/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01000072
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| TAF |
KMKG 26nm N | 080225Z 0802/0824 00000KT 2SM BR SKC TEMPO 0802/0806 1/4SM FG VV001 FM080600 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM081400 12004KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM081600 16012KT P6SM SCT250
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KGRR 27nm E | 072320Z 0800/0824 28004KT P6SM SKC FM080900 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM081500 12012KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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