FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | GDW |
Lat/Long: | 43-58-14.1220N 084-28-30.0710W 43-58.235367N 084-28.501183W 43.9705894,-84.4750197 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 774.1 ft. / 235.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (1980) |
From city: | 1 mile SE of GLADWIN, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 48624 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0900-1700 UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR CELL. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 126.45 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOPr034/23.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
MBSr330/31.5 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 03W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. JET A+ AVBL FULL SVC DURG BUS HRS OR BY ARNGMT. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4699 x 75 ft. / 1432 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 44.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 43-58.304540N | | 43-58.335602N |
Longitude: | 084-28.971940W | | 084-27.901957W |
Elevation: | 771.3 ft. | | 772.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 088 true | | 272 magnetic, 268 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.75 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: | 34 ft. tree, 856 ft. from runway, 343 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 2580 x 150 ft. / 786 x 46 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 43-58.276013N | | 43-57.886140N |
Longitude: | 084-28.734625W | | 084-28.501702W |
Elevation: | 772.7 ft. | | 764.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 157 true | | 341 magnetic, 337 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 9 ft. tree, 93 ft. from runway, 133 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY/CO OF GLADWIN 1000 W CEDAR AVE GLADWIN, MI 48624-1814 Phone 989-426-9231 CITY HALL. |
Manager: | MICHAEL HARGRAVE 735 S STATE ST GLADWIN, MI 48624-2258 Phone 989-426-4201 CELL 989-578-2174. |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | UAS OPR WEST OF RWY 15/33. |
- | TRML BLDG ACES: 5-3-2-1-*. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (210KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (225KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (327KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (21 nm SE)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (21 nm NE)
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (25 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo by Carol Batten
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
Sunset | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:00 | | 00:00 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 05:56:17 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-Mar-2025 00:56:17 |
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METAR |
KIKW 21nm SE | 060535Z AUTO 30012G28KT 10SM OVC022 M01/M06 A2923 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/20
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KY31 21nm NE | 060535Z AUTO 27022G27KT 3SM -SN BKN016 OVC020 M03/M05 A2918 RMK AO2 T10271055
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KMOP 24nm SW | 060535Z AUTO 31018G30KT 10SM OVC026 M02/M08 A2928 RMK AO2
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KHTL 24nm N | 060507Z AUTO 31013G34KT 9SM -SN OVC013 M05/M07 A2922 RMK AO2 PK WND 31034/0505 P0000 T10501072
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KMBS 31nm SE | 060531Z AUTO 29019G29KT 10SM FEW016 SCT024 OVC043 M01/M05 A2923 RMK AO2 PK WND 29029/0521 SNE25 P0000 T10111050
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KAMN 40nm S | 060535Z AUTO 29019G24KT 5SM -SN HZ BKN020 OVC026 M02/M05 A2928 RMK AO2 PK WND 29029/55
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TAF |
KMBS 31nm SE | 060245Z 0603/0624 26020G30KT P6SM OVC007 FM060600 30025G35KT 5SM -SHRASN OVC009 FM061200 31025G40KT P6SM OVC012 FM061600 30015G35KT P6SM BKN025 FM062100 28019G30KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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