FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FPK |
| Lat/Long: | 42-34-26.7200N 084-48-43.5500W
42-34.445333N 084-48.725833W
42.5740889,-84.8120972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 891 ft. / 271.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2020) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of CHARLOTTE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48813 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FPK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
ARPT UNATNDD MAJ HOLS. ON CALL CTC AMGR 517-712-8177. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 118.65 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 118.65 |
| WX ASOS at LAN (16 nm NE): | PHONE 517-908-8494 |
| WX AWOS-3P at TEW (17 nm E): | 119.425 (517-676-5607) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 120.45/360.7 (LITCHFIELD RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VIOr117/32.8 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3510 x 75 ft. / 1070 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.200343N | | 42-34.741190N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.823363W | | 084-48.548077W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 891.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 027 magnetic, 021 true | | 207 magnetic, 201 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 75 ft. tree, 1117 ft. from runway, 401 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2298 x 95 ft. / 700 x 29 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 15/33 THR & DSPLCD THR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.561827N | | 42-34.251118N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.933083W | | 084-48.641118W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 880.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 145 true | | 331 magnetic, 325 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 760 ft. | | 193 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 153 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 45 ft. tree, 547 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHARLOTTE/CITY MANAGER
111 E LAWRENCE AVE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813-1573
Phone 517-543-2750 |
| Manager: | TODD COTTER
1325 ISLAND HWY
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813-9358
Phone 517-712-8177 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL HELI OPS ON & INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY AT NGT. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GND MOLE AND WATERFOWL ON RWY 15/33. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345. WHEN APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490. |
| - | ACFT WO RADIO OPRG 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (212KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (16 nm NE)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (17 nm E)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (24 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Nov-2010
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2025 00:11:10 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2025 20:11:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 042356Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3005 RMK AO2
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KLAN
16nm NE | 042353Z 26008KT 10SM FEW040 29/20 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB2254E04B30E39 SLP171 P0000 60000 T02940200 10306 20289 58006 $
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KTEW
17nm E | 042355Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A3006 RMK AO2 T02920193 10315 20292
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| TAF |
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KLAN
16nm NE | 042057Z 0421/0518 21013KT P6SM -RA SCT045 FM050000 21005KT P6SM BKN250 FM051500 24011KT P6SM SCT250
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