FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FPK |
| Lat/Long: | 42-34-26.7200N 084-48-43.5500W
42-34.445333N 084-48.725833W
42.5740889,-84.8120972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 891 ft. / 271.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2020) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of CHARLOTTE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48813 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FPK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
ARPT UNATNDD MAJ HOLS. ON CALL CTC AMGR 517-712-8177. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.075 (517-543-2288) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 118.65 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 118.65 |
| WX ASOS at LAN (16 nm NE): | PHONE 517-908-8494 |
| WX AWOS-3P at TEW (17 nm E): | 119.425 (517-676-5607) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 120.45/360.7 (LITCHFIELD RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VIOr117/32.8 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3510 x 75 ft. / 1070 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.200343N | | 42-34.741190N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.823363W | | 084-48.548077W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 891.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 027 magnetic, 021 true | | 207 magnetic, 201 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 75 ft. tree, 1117 ft. from runway, 401 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2298 x 95 ft. / 700 x 29 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 15/33 THR & DSPLCD THR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 42-34.561827N | | 42-34.251118N |
| Longitude: | 084-48.933083W | | 084-48.641118W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 880.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 145 true | | 331 magnetic, 325 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 760 ft. | | 193 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 153 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 45 ft. tree, 547 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHARLOTTE/CITY MANAGER
111 E LAWRENCE AVE
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813-1573
Phone 517-543-2750 |
| Manager: | TODD COTTER
1325 ISLAND HWY
CHARLOTTE, MI 48813-9358
Phone 517-712-8177 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL HELI OPS ON & INVOF ARPT PARTICULARLY AT NGT. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GND MOLE AND WATERFOWL ON RWY 15/33. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345. WHEN APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490. |
| - | ACFT WO RADIO OPRG 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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (212KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (16 nm NE)
KTEW - Mason Jewett Field Airport (17 nm E)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (24 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Nov-2010
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunrise | | 08:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jan-2025 00:30:44 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Jan-2025 19:30:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KFPK | 090015Z AUTO 33002KT 3SM -SN BR SCT010 BKN014 BKN021 M06/M07 A3015 RMK AO2
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KLAN
16nm NE | 090002Z 36003KT 2SM -SN BR FEW008 SCT027 BKN120 M07/M09 A3017 RMK AO2 P0000 T10721089
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KTEW
17nm E | 090015Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -SN SCT010 OVC018 M06/M07 A3014 RMK AO2 T10601066
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KLAN
16nm NE | 090000Z 0900/0924 01005KT 2SM -SN BR BKN027 BKN120 FM090200 36004KT 4SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC050 FM091200 18004KT P6SM BKN250
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