FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
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: | 1 mile NE of CHARLOTTE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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. FOR SVC WKENDS CALL AMGR. |
| 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: | 8 ft. brush, 345 ft. from runway, 259 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 41 ft. tree, 827 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2298 x 95 ft. / 700 x 29 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD. |
| 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: | 18 ft. tree, 145 ft. from runway, 78 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR +94 FT TREE, 1785 FT DIST, 50 FT L. | | 3 ft. gnd, 70 ft. right of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. |
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 HOP ON & INVOF ARPT SPCLY AT NGT. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GND MOLES & WATERFOWL ON RWY 15/33. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
| - | 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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (176KB) |
| 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 16-Feb-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Feb-2026 01:56:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Feb-2026 20:56:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 170135Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM SCT048 08/05 A2993 RMK AO2
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KLAN
16nm NE | 170053Z 27006KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00890050 $
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KTEW
17nm E | 170135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN047 08/08 A2992 RMK AO2 T00820076
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KLAN
16nm NE | 161740Z 1618/1718 18011G19KT P6SM SKC FM162300 22007KT P6SM BKN150 FM170800 00000KT 1SM BR BKN130 FM171500 10005KT 4SM BR BKN250
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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