FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BTL |
| Lat/Long: | 42-18-23.3021N 085-15-00.3202W
42-18.388368N 085-15.005337W
42.3064728,-85.2500889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 951.8 ft. / 290.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BATTLE CREEK, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49015 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 23R; REIL RWY 05L, 05R, 23L, 13, & 31; PAPI RWY 05L, 23R, 05R, 23L, 13, & 31; HIRL RWY 05L/23R; MIRL RWY 05R/23L & 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 126.825 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 128.325 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 269-964-0283 |
| BATTLE CREEK GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2300] |
| BATTLE CREEK TOWER: | 126.825 [0700-2300] |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| ANG OPS: | 46.85 |
| EMERG: | 243.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at RMY (13 nm E): | 120.025 (269-781-9070) |
| WX ASOS at AZO (14 nm W): | PHONE 269-459-3391 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/307.175 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VIOr163/30.8 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| PMMr104/39.1 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| ELXr076/40.0 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BATOL | | 225/4.4 | | 272 | | 04W | | BT | -... - |
| STURGIS | | 019/30.7 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5L/23R
| Dimensions: | 10004 x 150 ft. / 3049 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 27 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 400.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 900.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5L | | RUNWAY 23R |
| Latitude: | 42-17.743883N | | 42-18.956210N |
| Longitude: | 085-15.958715W | | 085-14.456763W |
| Elevation: | 951.8 ft. | | 928.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left
RIGHT TFC WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 043 true | | 227 magnetic, 223 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:10004 TODA:10004 ASDA:10004 LDA:10004 | | TORA:10004 TODA:10004 ASDA:10004 LDA:10004 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | rollout | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 102 ft. tree, 3231 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. tree, lighted, 1052 ft. from runway, 591 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4835 x 100 ft. / 1474 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 15 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-18.850113N | | 42-18.380958N |
| Longitude: | 085-15.275575W | | 085-14.408603W |
| Elevation: | 919.8 ft. | | 929.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 126 true | | 310 magnetic, 306 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4835 TODA:4835 ASDA:4835 LDA:4835 | | TORA:4835 TODA:4835 ASDA:4835 LDA:4835 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 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: | 17 ft. pole, 474 ft. from runway, 57 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 34 ft. tree, 675 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5R/23L
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
EXTSV CRACKING & VEGETATION. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 13 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 12.5 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5R | | RUNWAY 23L |
| Latitude: | 42-17.965553N | | 42-18.462415N |
| Longitude: | 085-15.011785W | | 085-14.396187W |
| Elevation: | 925.0 ft. | | 930.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left
RIGHT TFC WHEN TWR CLSD. | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 043 true | | 227 magnetic, 223 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100 | | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 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: | 49 ft. tree, 1276 ft. from runway, 33 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 74 ft. tree, 1836 ft. from runway, 86 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BATTLE CREEK
15551 SOUTH AIRPORT RD
BATTLE CREEK, MI 49015-7644
Phone 269-966-3470 |
| Manager: | PHILIP KROLL
15551 SOUTH AIRPORT RD
BATTLE CREEK, MI 49015-7644
Phone 269-966-3470 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MILITARY: ANG: BASH LEVELS AS DEFINED IN AFI 91-202. |
| - | MILITARY: ANG: APN/TWY USBL ONLY O/R, OTRW CLSD - COORD WITH 110TH WING SAFETY AT C269-969-3438. |
| - | EXTSV PILOT TRG WI 25 NM OF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT FICON MNTD WKDAYS 0700-1530; NOT MNTD ALL OTR TIMES. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPS INPR DRG WINTER MONTHS; EQPT OPRS MNT CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| - | 24 HRS PN FOR CUST, CALL 269-965-3349. |
| - | MOWING OPS INPR MAR-OCT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
| - | VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. SEE FLY QUIET PROGRAM AT WWW.FLYBTL.COM. |
| - | TWY F RSTRD TO DOD/MIL USE ONLY. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23R | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05L | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23R | |
download (299KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (337KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRMY - Brooks Field Airport (13 nm E)
KAZO - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (14 nm W)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (22 nm N)
KOEB - Branch County Memorial Airport (24 nm S)
KFPK - Fitch H Beach Airport (25 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Jul-2010
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-Jul-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:39 | | 01:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2025 17:01:08 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 26-Jul-2025 13:01:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KBTL | 261653Z 21011KT 10SM SCT035 26/22 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S RAE02B23E36 SLP169 P0000 T02610217
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KAZO
14nm W | 261653Z 20006KT 10SM BKN033 26/22 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP168 T02560222
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KRMY
14nm E | 261655Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM SCT070 26/22 A3005 RMK AO2 T02600221
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| TAF |
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| KBTL | 261240Z 2613/2712 15006KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC008 TEMPO 2613/2615 4SM BR BKN004 FM261530 23005KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020 FM262000 23007KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB FM270200 VRB03KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM270700 VRB04KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015
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KAZO
14nm W | 261240Z 2613/2712 20004KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC040 TEMPO 2613/2615 4SM BR BKN004 FM261500 21005KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM261800 22005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM262000 22007KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB FM270200 00000KT P6SM -SHRA BKN070 FM270700 VRB03KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN022
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