FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 13 AUGUST 2020
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: | 0800-1700
ARPT UNATNDD MAJ HOLS |
| 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-3: | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 118.65 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 118.65 |
| WX ASOS at LAN (16 nm NE): | 119.75 (517-908-8494) |
| WX AWOS-3 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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| LFDr001/30.8 | | LITCHFIELD VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 05W |
| VIOr117/32.8 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| AZOr059/38.6 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
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 edge markings: | RWY PAINT MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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: | 70 ft. tree, 2505 ft. from runway, 115 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 105 ft. trees, 1802 ft. from runway, 481 ft. right 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: | 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: | 85 ft. trees, 1020 ft. from runway, 100 ft. both sides of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 10 ft. road, 127 ft. from runway, 48 ft. left 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
Phone 517-543-2750 |
| Manager: | TODD COTTER
111 E LAWRENCE AVE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone 517-712-8177 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | | 58% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL HELI OPS ON & INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY AT NGT. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON RWYS. |
| - | 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. |
| - | AIRCRAFT 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 13 August 2020 at 0901Z to 10 September 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (187KB) |
| 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 14-Aug-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Aug-2020 21:20:11 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Aug-2020 17:20:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 142055Z AUTO 12010G14KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3001 RMK AO2 T02810173
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KLAN
16nm NE | 142053Z 13008KT 10SM FEW050 SCT055 29/18 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S SLP157 T02890183 56008
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KTEW
17nm E | 142055Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A3003 RMK AO2 T02450186
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KLAN
16nm NE | 141740Z 1418/1518 04010KT P6SM SCT050 FM142000 08008KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB SCT250 FM150000 10004KT P6SM SCT050
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