AirNav: KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield

KGOV

Grayling Army Airfield
Grayling, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	GOV
Lat/Long:	44-40-49.1530N / 084-43-43.9060W 44-40.819217N / 084-43.731767W 44.6803203 / -84.7288628 (estimated)
Elevation:	1158 ft. / 353.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	06W (2000)
From city:	1 mile NW of GRAYLING, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49738

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1941
Sectional chart:	LAKE HURON
Control tower:	yes
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GOV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAWN-DUSK
Pattern altitude:	2200 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 14/32 & 5/23, REIL RYS 05, 23, 14 & 32 & PAPI RYS 05, 23, 14 & 32 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	119.075 (989-348-3127)
GRAYLING GROUND:	121.9 [BY NOTAM]
GRAYLING TOWER:	126.2 241.0 36.5FM [BY NOTAM]
EMERG:	121.5 243.0
GCA:	317.0 48.6FM
OPS:	122.8
WX ASOS at HTL (19 nm S):	111.6 (989-366-4825)

APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 132.9/338.3 (TRAVERSE CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CGG at field	GRAYLING VOR	109.80	06W
HTLr357/19.5	HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME	111.60	05W
GLRr189/20.0	GAYLORD VOR/DME	109.20	06W
TVCr091/35.0	TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC	114.60	02W
BXZr324/35.1	WEST BRANCH VOR/DME	113.20	06W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
GRAYLING	141/6.0	359	06W	GYG	--. -.-- --.
CLAM LAKE	126/25.4	251	05W	CXK	-.-. -..- -.-
BOYNE FALLS	170/30.3	263	06W	BFA	-... ..-. .-
HARDWOOD	319/37.9	236	06W	BHW	-... .... .--
CADILLAC	054/38.1	269	04W	CAD	-.-. .- -..

Airport Services

Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:

5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m

Surface:

concrete, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Double wheel:

12.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 5

RUNWAY 23

Latitude:

44-40.750500N

44-41.320917N

Longitude:

084-44.096317W

084-43.265133W

Elevation:

1151.0 ft.

1158.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

052 magnetic, 046 true

232 magnetic, 226 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Obstructions:

58 ft. trees, 1360 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

52 ft. trees, 1240 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	35.0
Double wheel:	45.0
Double tandem:	80.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

RY 14/32 MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

44-40.899467N

44-40.306883N

Longitude:

084-44.182083W

084-43.382550W

Elevation:

1153.0 ft.

1148.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

142 magnetic, 136 true

322 magnetic, 316 true

Displaced threshold:

300 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Obstructions:

62 ft. tree, 1750 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

54 ft. trees, 956 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	US ARMY GRAYLING ARMY AIRFIELD GRAYLING, MI 49739 Phone 989-348-4038
Manager:	DENNIS PALMER BLDG 1101, GRAYLING ARMY AIRFIELD GRAYLING, MI 49739 Phone 989-348-4038

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 73/week *
98%	military
2%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

-	BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	EXTENSIVE MILITARY HELICOPTER TFC JUN THRU AUG.
-	RY 05/23 & TWYS A/D/E CLSD WINTER MONTHS; NO SNOW REMOVAL.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 14		download (243KB)
VOR RWY 14		download (265KB)
NDB RWY 14		download (262KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply		download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (19 nm S)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (20 nm N)
KACB - Antrim County Airport (27 nm NW)
KBFA - Boyne Mountain Airport (30 nm N)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (35 nm SE)

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Area around KGOV (Grayling Army Airfield)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Jul-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:45	09:45
Sunrise	06:20	10:20
Sunset	21:11	01:11
Evening civil twilight	21:45	01:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jul-2008 01:03:03
Local (UTC-4)	25-Jul-2008 21:03:03

METAR

KGOV	260055Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM SCT034 SCT047 SCT060 22/17 A2993 RMK AO2
KHTL 20nm S	260053Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM BKN031 22/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02220161

TAF

KTVC
36nm W

252321Z 260024 24008KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 0204 5SM -TSRA BR OVC028CB FM0500 26005KT P6SM SCT050 FM1500 29010KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Grayling Army Airfield
	Miles		Price ($)
RAMADA GRAYLING		2.5	70-110
DAYS INN GRAYLING MI		4.6	61-99
RAMADA GRAYLING		4.6	72-90
SUPER 8 MOTEL - GRAYLING		5.6	58-64

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