FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | |
| 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 | | left |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 046 true | | 232 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | 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 | | 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 |
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| 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 | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 136 true | | 322 magnetic, 316 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | 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 | | 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 based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (248KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (265KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (262KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 04-Jul-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunset | | 21:26 | | 01:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:03 | | 02:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 23:36:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 19:36:20 |
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| METAR |
| KGOV | 042316Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A2997 RMK AO2
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KHTL 20nm S | 042253Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02390072
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| TAF |
KTVC 36nm W | 041733Z 0418/0518 03005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM050100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM050700 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM051300 27005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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