FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y31 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-14-41.3700N / 084-10-47.2970W
44-14.689500N / 084-10.788283W
44.2448250 / -84.1798047
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 882 ft. / 268.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of WEST BRANCH, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48661 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 989-345-3524; SVC CHARGE. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI & REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.525/251.15 (OSCODA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BXZ at field | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| HTLr113/22.0 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| CGGr144/(35.2) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| ASPr257/35.9 | | AU SABLE VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HARDWOOD | | 273/4.1 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
| WIGGINS | | 042/20.8 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-14.680617N | | 44-14.696900N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.360850W | | 084-10.216400W |
| Elevation: | 881.0 ft. | | 860.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 089 true | | 275 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. trees, 863 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 1430 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO OGEMAW CITY W BRANCH
P.O. BOX 183
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661
Phone 989-345-1453 |
| Manager: | LANE TABER
1519 AIRPORT RD., P.O. BOX 183
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661
Phone 989-345-1453 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
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 |
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| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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)
3BS - 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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| 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 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 12:02:19 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 08:02:19 |
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| METAR |
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KHTL
22nm W | 051153Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM OVC005 14/14 A2973 RMK AO2 CIG 003V007 SLP070 60039 70166 T01440144 10167 20139 51015
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KGOV
35nm NW | 051155Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM OVC006 14/13 A2974 RMK AO2
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KOSC
36nm E | 051157Z AUTO 32005KT 7SM DZ OVC034 17/15 A2966 RMK AO2
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KMBS
43nm S | 051153Z 35006KT 2SM -RA BR BKN005 OVC034 17/16 A2968 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 RAB10 SLP051 P0003 60031 70109 T01670156 10189 20167 53022
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| TAF |
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KMBS
43nm S | 051124Z 051212 31009KT P6SM BKN007 OVC015 FM1500 30009KT P6SM OVC015 FM1800 29010KT P6SM BKN025 FM2100 30008KT P6SM BKN035 FM0600 01005KT 5SM BR BKN015
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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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