AirNav: 53W - Woodruff Lake Airport

53W

Woodruff Lake Airport
Winn, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	53W
Lat/Long:	43-33-16.5700N 084-58-44.2700W 43-33.276167N 084-58.737833W 43.5546028,-84.9789639 (estimated)
Elevation:	938 ft. / 286 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	4 miles NW of WINN, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49340

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1990
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF (3 CLICKS OFF).

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at MOP (11 nm E):	133.025 (989-773-2885)
WX AWOS-3P at AMN (19 nm SE):	124.175 (989-463-3433)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MOPr254/11.3		MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME		110.60		05W
MBSr275/39.2		SAGINAW VOR/DME		112.90		03W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3700 x 105 ft. / 1128 x 32 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions:	CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD - CK NOTAMS.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	43-33.267333N	43-33.285000N
Longitude:	084-59.156333W	084-58.319333W
Elevation:	938.0 ft.	924.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 088 true	272 magnetic, 268 true
Displaced threshold:	341 ft.	260 ft.
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	10 ft. road, 95 ft. right of centerline APCH RATIO 7:1 TO DTHR BASED ON 50 FT TREE, 350 FT DIST, 125 FT R; 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.	15 ft. road, 88 ft. right of centerline APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DTHR OVR 55 FT TREE, 0 FT DIST, 120 FT R; 18:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 52 FT TREE, 939 FT DIST, 0 FT B.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WOODRUFF LAKE AIRPORT ASSOCIATION 6438 W MILLBROOK RD REMUS, MI 49340-9625 Phone 989-561-5266
Manager:	WALTER BALLAUER 6438 W MILLBROOK RD REMUS, MI 49340-9625 Phone 989-561-5266 CELL 989-400-9545.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		9
Single engine airplanes:		9

Aircraft operations: avg 33/month *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020

Additional Remarks

-	UAS OPR SOUTH OF RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53W.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (14 nm SW)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (19 nm SE)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (25 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Roy Carlson, Plainwell MI Photo taken 09-Oct-2005 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Woodruff Lake Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-May-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	09:51
Sunrise	06:23	10:23
Sunset	20:50	00:50
Evening civil twilight	21:22	01:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-May-2024 23:42:15
Local (UTC-4)	08-May-2024 19:42:15

METAR

KMOP 11nm E	082315Z AUTO 03011KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A2975 RMK AO2 T01870087
KAMN 19nm SE	082315Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC075 21/07 A2973 RMK AO2 T02090067

TAF

KMBS 39nm E	081720Z 0818/0918 28015G28KT P6SM OVC045 FM082100 34010KT P6SM OVC035 FM090000 06010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM091500 05010KT 3SM -RA OVC015
KGRR 47nm SW	081740Z 0818/0918 28010KT P6SM SKC FM082300 31009KT P6SM SKC FM090100 36006KT P6SM SKC FM090200 03008KT P6SM BKN200 FM090300 07010KT P6SM BKN150 PROB30 0911/0913 P6SM -SHRA FM091300 07013KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060

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