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KTVC Cherry Capital Airport
Traverse City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TVC
Lat/Long: 44-44-29.2010N / 085-34-56.0460W
44-44.486683N / 085-34.934100W
44.7414447 / -85.5822350
(estimated)
Elevation: 624 ft. / 190.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of TRAVERSE CITY, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49686

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TVC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: OCT- APR 0700-2100, MAY - SEP 0700-2200
DURG HRS WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD CALL ARPT OPNS 231-313-0928 OR FBO AT 231-929-1126.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 10/28, MIRL RY 18/36 VASI RY 18 & MALSR RY 28 & REIL RY 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes, LNDG FEE BASED ON ACFT WEIGHT; PRIVATE OWNED SINGLE ENGINE ACFT EXEMPT.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B
Airline operations: ARPT CLSD TO UNSKED ACR ACFT WITH OVER 30 PSGR SEATS WO PRIOR PMSM - CALL 231-947-2250.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 124.2
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 119.175
WX ASOS: PHONE 231-933-0401
TRAVERSE CITY GROUND: 121.8 348.6 [0700-2100 EST; 0700-2200 EDT]
TRAVERSE CITY TOWER: 124.2 348.6 [0700-2100 EST; 0700-2200 EDT]
  • 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
TVCr345/4.6TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC114.6002W
CGGr282/(36.6)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GWENN279/6.536505WTV - ...-
CLAM LAKE242/17.425105WCXK -.-. -..- -.-
CADILLAC350/28.926904WCAD -.-. .- -..
GRAYLING275/32.135906WGYG --. -.-- --.
CHARLEVOIX206/36.139205WCVX -.-. ...- -..-
BOYNE FALLS234/37.926306WBFA -... ..-. .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 6501 x 150 ft. / 1982 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 90.0
Double wheel: 130.0
Double tandem: 240.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 44-44.469767N44-44.400650N
Longitude: 085-35.424700W085-33.926867W
Elevation: 623.7 ft.608.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 099 magnetic, 094 true279 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (2.90 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 74 ft. tree, 2660 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear440 ft. tower, lighted, 17070 ft. from runway, 2350 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5379 x 150 ft. / 1640 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 70.0
Double wheel: 110.0
Double tandem: 190.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-45.016933N44-44.131950N
Longitude: 085-35.260983W085-35.264617W
Elevation: 623.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 185 magnetic, 180 true005 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 270 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:5379 TODA:5379 ASDA:5109 LDA:4839TORA:5379 TODA:5379 ASDA:5109 LDA:5109
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 64 ft. trees, 2210 ft. from runway, 310 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear59 ft. tree, 1175 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GRAND TRAVERSE & LEELANAU CO
NORTHWESTERN RGNL ARPT CMSN
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Phone 231-947-2250
Manager: STEPHEN R. CASSENS
727 FLY DON'T DRIVE
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
Phone 231-947-2250
OR 231-313-0928 AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HRS.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 107
Single engine airplanes: 75
Multi engine airplanes: 24
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 269/day *
35% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
15% military
10% commercial
6% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

BIRDS AND DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
SNOW REMOVAL OPNS IN PROGRESS WINTER MONTHS; SNOW COMMAND WILL BE MONITORING CTAF.
TWY C-1 BTWN TWY C AND RWY 18/36 AVBL TO ACR ACFT.

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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 28   download (279KB)
GPS RWY 36   download (206KB)
VOR OR TACAN OR GPS-A   download (231KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 28   download (231KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KACB - Antrim County Airport (22 nm NE)
KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (27 nm W)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (29 nm S)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (36 nm N)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (37 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4510:45
Sunrise07:1511:15
Sunset20:0400:04
Evening civil twilight20:3400:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 15:49:30
Local (UTC-4)  08-Sep-2008 11:49:30
 
METAR
KTVC 081453Z 33005KT 10SM SCT035 BKN150 OVC200 17/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01670094 53006
TAF
KTVC 081124Z 081212 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 FM1500 30009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM2200 32005KT P6SM OVC150 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM0700 01004KT P6SM VCSH OVC030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Harbour Air 231-929-1126
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100LL 
$5.85 
Jet A 
$6.68 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Cherry Capital Aviation 231-941-1740
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Cherry Capital Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Cherry Capital Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KTVC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
PARK PLACE HOTEL 2.3 93-120
DAYS INN TRAVERSE CITY 1.3 85-220
GRAND TRAVERSE RESORT AND SPA 4.5 
SUPER 8 TRAVERSE CITY MI 2.1 48-65
BEST WESTERN FOUR SEASONS 1.4 40-240
GREAT WOLF LODGE 2.9 159-309
SUGAR BEACH RESORT HOTEL 2.0 79-80
TRAVELODGE TRAVERSE CITY 1.1 48-78
HAMPTON INN TRAVERSE CITY 1.3 72-110
 

Other hotels near Cherry Capital Airport

Miles Price ($)
TRAVERSE BAY LODGE 1.3 69-99
PARK SHORE RESORT 1.5 60-61
TAMARACK LODGE 1.6 99-360
MOTEL 6 TRAVERSE CITY 1.7 35-50
ECONOMY INN 1.7 40-148
QUALITY INN BY THE BAY 1.7 45-90
AMERICINN TRAVERSE CITY 1.9 52-153
BAYSHORE RESORT 1.9 85-185
GRAND BEACH RESORT HOTEL 1.9 69-119
BEACH CONDOMINIUMS 2.3 106-127
POINTES NORTH 2.3 79-99
TRAVERSE BAY INN 2.3 54-99

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Cherry Capital Airport

25 in Traverse City
 

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