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KGDW Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport
Gladwin, Michigan, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GDW
Lat/Long: 43-58-14.2780N / 084-28-30.1390W
43-58.237967N / 084-28.502317W
43.9706328 / -84.4750386
(estimated)
Elevation: 776 ft. / 237 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 1 mile SE of GLADWIN, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48624

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1700
EXCT FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING & EASTER; FOR ATTENDANT & AFT HOURS CALL 517-426-9008.
Pattern altitude: 1776 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
SAGINAW APPROACH: 126.45 [0545-2330]
SAGINAW DEPARTURE: 126.45 [0545-2330]
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BXZr224/20.6WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
MOPr034/23.8MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W
HTLr166/24.7HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
MBSr330/31.5SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WIGGINSat field20904WGDW --. -.. .--
HARDWOOD231/23.723606WBHW -... .... .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4700 x 75 ft. / 1433 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 44.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-58.304350N43-58.335417N
Longitude: 084-28.972000W084-27.902283W
Elevation: 770.0 ft.772.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 088 true272 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Obstructions: 48 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear55 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 15/33 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES
Operational restrictions: CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 43-58.284633N43-57.894017N
Longitude: 084-28.717333W084-28.538283W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 165 magnetic, 161 true345 magnetic, 341 true
Obstructions: 99 ft. trees, 1980 ft. from runway, 297 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear33 ft. trees, 672 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY/COUNTY OF GLADWIN
1000 W. CEDAR AVE
GLADWIN, MI 48624
Phone 989-426-9231
CITY HALL.
Manager: BASIL BULLARD
735 SOUTH STATE STREET
GLADWIN, MI 48624
Phone 989-426-4201

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 9
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

DEER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
RDO CTL ACFT OPER NEAR WEST SIDE OF RY 15/33.

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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 27   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

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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From to KGDW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2112:21
Sunrise07:5412:54
Sunset17:0022:00
Evening civil twilight17:3322:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 07:51:16
Local (UTC-5)  01-Dec-2009 02:51:16
 
METAR
KMOP 
24nm SW 
010736Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM OVC044 04/02 A2971 RMK AO2
KHTL 
24nm N 
010653Z AUTO 24012G19KT 10SM FEW038 BKN044 BKN060 02/00 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP049 T00220000
KMBS 
31nm SE 
010653Z 24011KT 10SM OVC040 02/00 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP064 T00220000
KAMN 
40nm S 
010736Z AUTO 26008G15KT 10SM OVC030 06/01 A2973 RMK AO2
KHYX 
42nm SE 
010736Z AUTO 24011G17KT 10SM OVC041 03/00 A2971 RMK AO2
KGOV 
44nm N 
010736Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM SCT031 SCT037 OVC060 02/01 A2965 RMK AO2
KCAD 
44nm NW 
010736Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT038 BKN047 01/00 A2967 RMK AO2
KRQB 
47nm W 
010736Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM BKN029 OVC038 04/01 A2972 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
31nm SE 
010528Z 0106/0206 22015G25KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0106/0109 6SM -SHRASN BKN015 FM011000 26012G22KT P6SM OVC015 FM011400 25011KT P6SM BKN025 FM012100 20010KT P6SM BKN050 FM020100 19006KT P6SM SCT200
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Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport 989-426-4201
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