FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | ESC |
Lat/Long: | 45-43-21.6270N 087-05-37.3770W 45-43.360450N 087-05.622950W 45.7226742,-87.0937158 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 609.1 ft. / 185.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (2025) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of ESCANABA, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 49829 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ESC (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2130 FOR SVC CALL ARPT OPS 906-420-1591. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 10; REIL RWY 01 & 28; PAPI RWY 28, 01, & 19; HIRL RWY 10/28; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR MULTI ENG ACFT. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.425 (906-786-9001) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 127.65 (ESCANABA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ESC at field | | ESCANABA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 00E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PIKLE | | 095/5.5 | | 344 | | 05W | | ES | . ... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC. |
Parking: | hangars |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 6498 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 80 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 80.0 | Double wheel: | 120.0 | Double tandem: | 210.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 45-43.249327N | | 45-43.232705N |
Longitude: | 087-06.716133W | | 087-05.189998W |
Elevation: | 609.1 ft. | | 593.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 091 true | | 276 magnetic, 271 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:6498 TODA:6498 ASDA:6498 LDA:6498 | | TORA:6498 TODA:6498 ASDA:6498 LDA:6498 |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (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: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 5016 x 100 ft. / 1529 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 79 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 45-43.102510N | | 45-43.927700N |
Longitude: | 087-05.204440W | | 087-05.186085W |
Elevation: | 592.2 ft. | | 607.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 006 magnetic, 001 true | | 186 magnetic, 181 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5015 TODA:5015 ASDA:5015 LDA:5015 | | TORA:5015 TODA:5015 ASDA:5015 LDA:5015 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 51 ft. tree, 1871 ft. from runway, 61 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | DELTA COUNTY 310 LUDINGTON ST ESCANABA, MI 49829-4057 Phone 906-789-5100 |
Manager: | ANDREA L MICHEAU DELTA COUNTY AIRPORT, 3300 AIRPORT RD ESCANABA, MI 49829-1057 Phone 906-786-4902 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 107/day * | 51% | local general aviation | 26% | transient general aviation | 19% | air taxi | 3% | commercial | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FLD CONDS UNMON 2130-0600. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
- | 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 from 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2P2 - Washington Island Airport (21 nm S)
3D2 - Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport (35 nm S)
KSAW - Sawyer International Airport (40 nm N)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (41 nm E)
KMNM - Menominee Regional Airport (42 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dan Weber
Photo taken 09-Dec-2011
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Delta County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Jan-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:41 | | 12:41 |
Sunrise | | 08:13 | | 13:13 |
Sunset | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 23:22 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jan-2023 16:12:54 |
Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jan-2023 11:12:54 |
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METAR |
KESC 4nm NE | 301556Z AUTO 10SM CLR M16/M22 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP273 T11561222 FZRANO
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TAF |
KSAW 40nm N | 301131Z 3012/3112 27007KT P6SM SCT070 FM301500 28011G18KT P6SM SCT090 FM302300 25007KT P6SM FEW220
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NOTAMs |
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