Plainwell Municipal Airport

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FAA: 61D

Location

Latitude: 
 42-28-04.0476N (42.467791)
Longitude: 
 085-38-52.8484W (-85.648013)
Elevation: 
 722.0 feet MSL (220 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5.7 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Plainwell, Michigan
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
VIRGIL WILLIAMS
132 COUNTRY CLUB BLVD
PLAINWELL, MI 49080-9120
269-685-6268		 CITY OF PLAINWELL
211 N MAIN ST
PLAINWELL, MI 49080-1370
269-685-6821

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 09/1946
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1722 feet (525 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 LAN
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  21

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2020)

Total Operations:  4000
GA Local:  2000 50.0%
GA Itinerant:  2000 50.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 616
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Plainwell Aviation
       Update FBO info    		 685-5343 100LL
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Lansing(LAN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 61D

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    8.6 Padgham Field Airport
    (35D)    		 295 301 100LL
    14.6 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
    (AZO KAZO AZO)    		 162 168 100LL, Jet A
    17.8 Hastings Airport
    (9D9)    		 48 54 100LL, Jet A+
    20.1 Battle Creek Exec At Kellogg Field Airport
    (BTL KBTL BTL)    		 118 124 100LL, Jet A+
    24.3 Ottawa Exec Airport
    (Z98)    		 329 335 100LL, Jet A+
    25.4 Gerald R Ford International Airport
    (GRR KGRR GRR)    		 12 18 100LL, Jet A
    26.2 West Michigan Regional Airport
    (KBIV BIV)    		 309 314 100LL, Jet A+
    27.8 South Haven Area Regional Airport
    (KLWA LWA)    		 255 260 100LL, Jet A+
    29.0 Riverview Airport
    (08C)    		 346 352 100LL
    30.6 Three Rivers Municipal/Dr Haines Airport
    (HAI KHAI HAI)    		 175 181 100LL, Jet A
    32.1 Lowell City Airport
    (24C)    		 24 30 100LL
    33.3 Brooks Field Airport
    (KRMY RMY)    		 112 118 100LL, UL94
    35.6 Dowagiac Municipal Airport
    (C91)    		 216 221 100LL
    37.5 Fitch H Beach Airport
    (KFPK FPK)    		 79 85 100LL
    38.3 Ionia County Airport
    (Y70)    		 42 48 100LL
    40.0 Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
    (BEH KBEH BEH)    		 239 244 100LL, Jet A-1+
    40.4 Kirsch Municipal Airport
    (IRS KIRS IRS)    		 166 172 100LL, Jet A+
    44.0 Greenville Municipal Airport
    (6D6)    		 23 29 100LL, Jet A+
    44.6 Andrews University Airpark Airport
    (C20)    		 226 231 100LL
    45.8 Jerry Tyler Meml Airport
    (NLE 3TR)    		 214 219 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR FLD CONDS CALL AMGR.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    A110-3 RWY 19 DTHR 1350 FT, EXTDS BYD RWY MIDPT.
    A17 CK FOR CONDS.
    A33-09/27 EXTSV CRACKING & RAVELING.
    A42-01 RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
    A42-19 RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
    A57-01 APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 1150 FT DIST, 10 FT L.
    A57-09 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR OVR 74 FT TREE, 1480 FT DIST, 115 FT L.
    A57-19 APCH RATIO 8:1 TO DTHR OVR 50 FT TREES, 360 FT DIST, 105 FT R, 15:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.
    A57-27 APCH RATIO 21:1 TO DTHR OVR 50 FT TREE, 1000 FT DIST, 90 FT R.
    A58-09 4 FT FENCE, 50 FT DIST; 17 FT ROAD, 140 FT DIST.
    A58-27 6 FT FENCE, 62 FT DIST; 15 FT ROAD, 100 FT DIST; 55 FT TREE, 155 FT DIST.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF SVC.
    A81-APT ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 5 CLICKS CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01/19
    09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 2650 ft (808 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    61D Airport Runway Details

    Runway 01/19  2550 ft x 100 ft (777 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 01

    Runway 19
    Elevation: 
    		 722.0 722.0
    Latitude: 
    		 42-27-52.6000N 42-28-17.6000N
    Longitude: 
    		 085-38-58.2000W 085-38-54.0000W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 007 187
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 ROAD TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 15 74
    Distance from End: 
    		 16 120
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 125 ft. right of centerline 50 ft. right of centerline
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 720.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 400
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 42-27-56.5210N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 085-38-57.5413W

    Runway 09/27  2650 ft x 50 ft (808 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Low Intensity

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Elevation: 
    		 721.1 721.2
    Latitude: 
    		 42-28-02.8830N 42-28-03.1870N
    Longitude: 
    		 085-39-07.3980W 085-38-32.0410W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 089 269
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    		 ROAD TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 17 55
    Distance from End: 
    		 200 201
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 125 ft. right of centerline 50 ft. right of centerline
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 720.0 720.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 381 395
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 42-28-02.9400N 42-28-03.1200N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 085-39-02.3200W 085-38-37.3000W

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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