FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LDM |
| Lat/Long: | 43-57-45.1000N / 086-24-28.5000W
43-57.751667N / 086-24.475000W
43.9625278 / -86.4079167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 646 ft. / 196.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of LUDINGTON, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49431 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LDM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | OCT-MAR 0900-1700, APR-SEP 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 01/19 PAPIS RYS 08, 26, 01 & 19, AND REIL RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (231-843-0459) |
| WX AWOS-A at C04 (20 nm S): | 122.7 (231-861-7415) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MBL (20 nm N): | 111.4 (231-723-6073) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LANSING RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (MANISTEE RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MBLr205/19.6 | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| HICr309/37.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LUDINGTON | | at field | | 341 | | 03W | | LDM | .-.. -.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 43-57.556840N | | 43-57.824848N |
| Longitude: | 086-24.807282W | | 086-23.729345W |
| Elevation: | 641.4 ft. | | 646.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 071 true | | 254 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 75 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 111 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3503 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 43-57.550668N | | 43-58.127007N |
| Longitude: | 086-24.781727W | | 086-24.758622W |
| Elevation: | 641.0 ft. | | 636.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 002 true | | 185 magnetic, 182 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 55 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MASON
COURT HOUSE
LUDINGTON, MI 49431
Phone 231-843-8202 |
| Manager: | WALTER D. JOHNSON
5300 WEST U.S. 10
LUDINGTON, MI 49431
Phone 231-843-2049 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (278KB) |
| NDB RWY 26 | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (28KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMBL - Manistee County-Blacker Airport (20 nm N)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (41 nm N)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (42 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 08:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 22:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2009 10:22:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2009 05:22:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KLDM | 020955Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A2973 RMK AO2
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KMBL
19nm N | 020955Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A2974 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMKG
48nm S | 020520Z 0206/0306 20020G25KT P6SM SKC FM020900 21013KT P6SM SCT250 FM022100 02010KT P6SM BKN140 OVC250 FM022300 02011KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM030200 02012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM030500 36012KT 2SM -RASN BR OVC015
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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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