FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 40C |
Lat/Long: | 42-12-02.5982N 086-14-57.7160W 42-12.043303N 086-14.961933W 42.2007217,-86.2493656 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 656 ft. / 200 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 03W (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile NE of WATERVLIET, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49098 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1950 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX ASOS at BEH (9 nm SW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
WX AWOS-3 at LWA (9 nm N): | 118.025 (269-637-7016) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ELXr301/6.6 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
PMMr202/17.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
GIJr007/26.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
Dimensions: | 2600 x 200 ft. / 792 x 61 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
Latitude: | 42-11.876833N | | 42-12.292167N |
Longitude: | 086-15.002833W | | 086-14.863500W |
Elevation: | 650.0 ft. | | 651.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 017 magnetic, 014 true | | 197 magnetic, 194 true |
Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | 800 ft. |
Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DTHR OVR 70 FT TREES, 650 FT DIST, 125 FT R. | | 70 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DTHR OVR 98 FT TREES, 392 FT DIST, 165 FT L. |
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 1540 x 200 ft. / 469 x 61 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. |
Runway edge markings: | DEFINED BY MOWING. |
Operational restrictions: | UNVERIFIED LDG AREA - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 42-11.939833N | | 42-12.007667N |
Longitude: | 086-15.174833W | | 086-14.846167W |
Elevation: | 656.0 ft. | | 656.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 074 true | | 257 magnetic, 254 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Obstructions: | 69 ft. trees, 345 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 60 ft. trees, 120 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP 4959 M140 HWY WATERVLIET, MI 49098-9707 Phone 616-463-5113 |
Manager: | ROBERT P LOHR 4959 M140 HWY WATERVLIET, MI 49098-9707 Phone 269-757-1180 ASST AMGR CELL 269-876-1536. |
Additional Remarks
- | UAS, ULTRALIGHT, & PWRD PRCHT ACT. |
- | HOSP HLP 1 NM S. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 40C.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (9 nm SW)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (9 nm N)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (16 nm S)
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (22 nm S)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 10:27 |
Sunset | | 21:15 | | 01:15 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 01:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2025 05:16:24 |
Local (UTC-4) | 20-Jul-2025 01:16:24 |
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METAR |
KBEH 8nm SW | 200456Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR SCT047 20/20 A2991 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V5 T02000200
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KLWA 9nm N | 200455Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT050 20/19 A2990 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSBN 30nm S | 192235Z 1923/2018 17008KT P6SM BKN050 FM200100 25005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 FM200700 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN012 FM201600 36005KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2016/2018 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB
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KAZO 31nm E | 191740Z 1918/2018 20008KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1918/1920 3SM -TSRA BR OVC030CB FM192000 21008KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC035 PROB30 1920/1924 3SM -TSRA BR OVC030CB FM200000 25004KT P6SM OVC035 FM200700 28004KT P6SM OVC007 FM200900 31004KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM201700 33004KT P6SM OVC015
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NOTAMs |
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