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72MI

Northwoods Airport
Watersmeet, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	72MI
Lat/Long:	46-17-10.4000N 089-16-41.1000W 46-17.173333N 089-16.685000W 46.2862222,-89.2780833 (estimated)
Elevation:	1642.1 ft. / 501 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1995)
From city:	5 miles W of WATERSMEET, MI
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	49969

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1978
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; VASI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CALL AMGR.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ABN - CALL AMGR.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LNL (8 nm S):	119.525 (715-547-6313)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
IWDr112/38.1		IRONWOOD VOR/DME		108.80		01E
RHIr009/39.9		RHINELANDER VOR/DME		115.05		02E

Airport Services

Parking:

hangars

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	75.0
Double wheel:	95.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

46-17.201558N

46-17.143450N

Longitude:

089-17.276978W

089-16.093075W

Elevation:

1642.1 ft.

1613.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

096 magnetic, 094 true

276 magnetic, 274 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (4.50 degrees glide path)

2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

144 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear

88 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	INSTITUTE IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES PO BOX 1 OAK BROOK, IL 60522-0001 Phone 630-323-9800
Manager:	MARK OLSON E21800 WOLF LAKE RD WATERSMEET, MI 49969-9710 Phone 906-358-4500

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72MI.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLNL - Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (8 nm S)
KEGV - Eagle River Union Airport (21 nm S)
D25 - Manitowish Waters Airport (27 nm W)
KARV - Lakeland Airport/Noble F. Lee Memorial Field (29 nm SW)
KOGM - Ontonagon County Airport/Schuster Field (34 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:05	13:05
Sunrise	07:39	13:39
Sunset	16:31	22:31
Evening civil twilight	17:05	23:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Jan-2026 20:15:46
Local (UTC-6)	11-Jan-2026 14:15:46

METAR

KLNL
8nm S

111955Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM OVC010 M04/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 T10401060

TAF

KIWD 37nm W	111739Z 1118/1218 24008KT P6SM BKN011 FM112100 22010KT P6SM BKN023 FM120000 22012G23KT P6SM OVC050 FM120100 22012G24KT 2SM -SHSN OVC040 FM120200 23013G24KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1202/1206 4SM -SHSN OVC040 FM120600 25011KT P6SM BKN035
KRHI 40nm S	111726Z 1118/1218 27010KT P6SM OVC007 TEMPO 1120/1122 BKN012 FM112300 25007KT P6SM SCT015 OVC080 WS020/26040KT TEMPO 1200/1203 4SM -SN OVC040 FM120300 24009G19KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/27040KT FM120700 26007G14KT P6SM SCT022 TEMPO 1208/1212 BKN022 FM121300 26009G15KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/29035KT

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