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Y31 West Branch Community Airport
West Branch, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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
CGGr144/(35.2)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W

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: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-14.680873N44-14.697097N
Longitude: 084-11.360770W084-10.216265W
Elevation: 882.1 ft.860.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 089 true275 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none70 ft. tree, 2379 ft. from runway, 592 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (199KB)
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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Photo by Aric Kuester
Photo taken 13-Jun-2007
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From to Y31

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3711:37
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset18:3023:30
Evening civil twilight18:5923:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Mar-2026 01:57:17
Local (UTC-5)  06-Mar-2026 20:57:17
 
METAR
KY31 070135Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC003 04/03 A2988 RMK AO2 T00350033
TAF
KMBS 
43nm S 		062121Z 0621/0718 14005KT 4SM BR OVC006 FM062200 14005KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM070000 14007KT 3/4SM -SHRA BR VV003 WS015/22040KT FM070300 14007KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC006 WS015/22040KT FM070600 16010KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008 WS015/22040KT FM070800 20013G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM071100 20013G20KT P6SM OVC025 FM071300 23020G35KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 PROB30 0713/0717 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Evergreen Aviation 989-345-1453
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.35 $6.10 
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