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MI71

Silver Lake Airport
Mears, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MI71
Lat/Long:	43-38-40.0240N 086-27-10.2790W 43-38.667067N 086-27.171317W 43.6444511,-86.4528553 (estimated)
Elevation:	772 ft. / 235 m (estimated)
Variation:	03W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of MEARS, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49436

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1991
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-AV at C04 (5 nm E):	122.7 (231-861-7415)
WX AWOS-3P at LDM (19 nm N):	119.925 (231-843-0459)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	2660 x 400 ft. / 811 x 122 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RONALD A. BIRITZ 221 S. TRIPLET LAKE DR CASSELBERRY, FL 32707 Phone 407-695-7190

Additional Remarks

-	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 MI71.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C04 - Oceana County Airport (5 nm E)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (19 nm N)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (30 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:03	12:03
Sunrise	07:33	12:33
Sunset	17:26	22:26
Evening civil twilight	17:57	22:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2026 18:35:29
Local (UTC-5)	09-Nov-2026 13:35:29

METAR

KLDM 19nm N	091815Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3006 RMK AO2
KFFX 23nm SE	091815Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3006 RMK AO2
KMKG 30nm S	091755Z 23006KT 10SM SCT250 12/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01170039 10122 20006 $
KMBL 38nm N	091756Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01110039 10111 20022 58007

TAF

KMKG
30nm S

091740Z 0918/1018 24008KT P6SM SCT250 FM100300 24012G22KT P6SM FEW040 FM100700 29008KT P6SM SKC

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