FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 OCTOBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FPK |
| Lat/Long: | 42-34-26.7000N / 084-48-43.6000W
42-34.445000N / 084-48.726667W
42.5740833 / -84.8121111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 891.2 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-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1891.2 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 3/21; REIL & PAPI RYS 3 & 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) |
| LANSING APPROACH: | 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) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JXNr325/24.5 | | JACKSON VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| 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 |
| Gradient: | SW. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.200347N | | 42-34.741180N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.823368W | | 084-48.548112W |
| Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 891.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| 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: | 17 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 335 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 125 ft. trees, 2700 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2298 x 95 ft. / 700 x 29 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 14/32 THLD & DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.561748N | | 42-34.250927N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.933083W | | 084-48.641247W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 880.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 145 true | | 331 magnetic, 325 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 568 ft. | | 189 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 THLD. | | 13 ft. road, 75 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHARLOTTE/CITY MANAGER
111 E LAWERENCE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone 517-543-2750 |
| Manager: | TODD COTTER
111 E. LAWRENCE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813
Phone (517) 541-2746 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 71% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL HELI OPENS ON & INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY AT NGT. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON RWYS. |
| - | GND MOLE AND WATERFOWL ON RWY 14/32. |
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 11 October 2018 at 0901Z to 8 November 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (156KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Oct-2018
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 07:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Oct-2018 03:08:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-Oct-2018 23:08:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 190255Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A3029 RMK AO2 T00461005
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KLAN
16nm NE | 190253Z 21008KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00610000 58014
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KTEW
17nm E | 190255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A3030 RMK AO2 T00711006
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KLAN
16nm NE | 181638Z 1818/1918 25009KT P6SM SKC FM182300 22007KT P6SM SKC FM190500 23011KT P6SM SKC FM191500 22012G21KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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