FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GDW |
| Lat/Long: | 43-58-14.1220N 084-28-30.0710W
43-58.235367N 084-28.501183W
43.9705894,-84.4750197
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 774.1 ft. / 235.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of GLADWIN, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48624 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR CELL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOPr034/23.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr330/31.5 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. JET A+ AVBL FULL SVC DURG BUS HRS OR BY ARNGMT. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4699 x 75 ft. / 1432 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 44.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-58.304540N | | 43-58.335602N |
| Longitude: | 084-28.971940W | | 084-27.901957W |
| Elevation: | 771.3 ft. | | 772.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 088 true | | 272 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. tree, 856 ft. from runway, 343 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2580 x 150 ft. / 786 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-58.276013N | | 43-57.886140N |
| Longitude: | 084-28.734625W | | 084-28.501702W |
| Elevation: | 772.7 ft. | | 764.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 157 true | | 341 magnetic, 337 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 9 ft. tree, 93 ft. from runway, 133 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY/CO OF GLADWIN
1000 W CEDAR AVE
GLADWIN, MI 48624-1814
Phone 989-426-9231
CITY HALL. |
| Manager: | MICHAEL HARGRAVE
735 S STATE ST
GLADWIN, MI 48624-2258
Phone 989-426-4201
CELL 989-578-2174. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | UAS OPR WEST OF RWY 15/33. |
| - | TRML BLDG ACES: 5-3-2-1-*. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (327KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (21 nm SE)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (21 nm NE)
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (25 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Carol Batten
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 08:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:56 | | 22:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Nov-2025 10:43:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 02-Nov-2025 06:43:40 |
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| METAR |
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KIKW
21nm SE | 021015Z AUTO 32001KT 1SM BR BKN002 M01/M02 A3020 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V1 3/4
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KY31
21nm NE | 021015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 M01/M01 A3019 RMK AO2 T10101011
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KMOP
24nm SW | 021015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT042 00/00 A3019 RMK AO2 T00020002
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KHTL
24nm N | 020953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN014 OVC048 00/M01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP234 T00001011
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KMBS
31nm SE | 021003Z AUTO 28004KT 4SM BR SCT002 M01/M01 A3020 RMK AO2 I1000 T10061006
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KAMN
40nm S | 021016Z AUTO 29002KT 8SM CLR M02/M02 A3020 RMK AO2
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KMBS
31nm SE | 020947Z 0210/0306 21003KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 0210/0212 1/4SM FZFG VV002 FM021400 22010KT P6SM BKN035 FM021800 21009KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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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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