FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y31 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-14-41.3410N 084-10-47.3110W
44-14.689017N 084-10.788517W
44.2448169,-84.1798086
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 882.1 ft. / 268.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of WEST BRANCH, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48661 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | Y31 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR SUBJ CALL-IN FEE. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 OPR CONSLY SR-SS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 119.575 (989-787-1100) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.475/269.45 (OSCODA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGGr144/(35.2) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-14.680873N | | 44-14.697097N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.360770W | | 084-10.216265W |
| Elevation: | 882.1 ft. | | 860.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 089 true | | 275 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. trees, 332 ft. from runway, 219 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 6 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO OGEMAW CITY W BRANCH
121 N 4TH ST
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661-1217
Phone 989-345-0500 |
| Manager: | BEN EVERGREEN
PO BOX 183
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661-0183
Phone 989-345-1453 |
Additional Remarks
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACES: 5-3-2-1-#. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS 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 from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (204KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (21 nm SW)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (22 nm W)
6D9 - Iosco County Airport (33 nm E)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (35 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (35 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Aric Kuester
Photo taken 13-Jun-2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 08:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 22:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Dec-2025 05:58:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Dec-2025 00:58:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KY31 | 250535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 M01/M01 A3008 RMK AO2 T10121013
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| TAF |
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KMBS
43nm S | 241720Z 2418/2518 13010KT P6SM OVC120 FM242200 18010KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM250500 24003KT P6SM OVC070 FM251100 32005KT P6SM BKN007
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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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