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49G

Wend Valley Airport
Charlotte, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	49G
Lat/Long:	42-34-40.6200N 084-54-32.4450W 42-34.677000N 084-54.540750W 42.5779500,-84.9090125 (estimated)
Elevation:	859 ft. / 261.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of CHARLOTTE, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48813

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at FPK (4 nm E):	118.075 (517-543-2288)
WX ASOS at LAN (19 nm NE):	PHONE 517-908-8494
WX AWOS-3 at RMY (20 nm S):	120.025 (269-781-9070)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
VIOr120/28.8		VICTORY VOR/DME		115.95		04W

Airport Services

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Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	RY 18/36 & RY 36 DSPLCD THR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	42-34.825833N	42-34.529500N
Longitude:	084-54.540167W	084-54.540167W
Elevation:	857.0 ft.	858.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	184 magnetic, 180 true	004 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold:	600 ft.	no
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	81 ft. trees, 1030 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR OVR 79' TREES, 1630' DSTC, 0' B.	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROGER WEND 3711 VALLEY HWY CHARLOTTE, MI 48813-8877 Phone 517-819-4856
Manager:	ROGER WEND 3711 VALLEY HWY CHARLOTTE, MI 48813-8877 Phone 517-819-4856

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		5
Single engine airplanes:		5

Aircraft operations: avg 38/month *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014

Additional Remarks

-	NO SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 18/36.
-	ARPT CLSD DEC-MAR AND WHEN SNOW COVERED.
-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49G.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFPK - Fitch H Beach Airport (4 nm E)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (19 nm NE)
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (20 nm S)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (20 nm W)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI Photo taken 11-Sep-2005 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wend Valley Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	10:27
Sunrise	06:56	10:56
Sunset	20:22	00:22
Evening civil twilight	20:52	00:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2024 19:34:19
Local (UTC-4)	16-Apr-2024 15:34:19

METAR

KFPK 4nm E	161915Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A3003 RMK AO2
KLAN 19nm NE	161853Z 09008G18KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02060039

TAF

KLAN 19nm NE	161725Z 1618/1718 10012G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM162100 10014G20KT P6SM BKN150 FM170400 11017G27KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM170900 12012G21KT P6SM BKN025 FM171200 13012G22KT P6SM OVC010 FM171700 19016G24KT P6SM OVC050
KBTL 21nm SW	161725Z 1618/1718 11014G22KT P6SM BKN250 FM170000 12016G25KT P6SM OVC050 FM170400 13017G27KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 WS020/12040KT FM170800 14010G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM171200 13012G22KT P6SM OVC010 FM171600 20017G25KT P6SM OVC050

NOTAMs

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