West Branch Community Airport

Location

Latitude:	44-14-41.3410N (44.244817)
Longitude:	084-10-47.3110W (-84.179809)
Elevation:	882.1 feet MSL (269 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	7.1 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. SE of West Branch, Michigan
Found On:	Lake Huron Chart
FAA Region:	AGL

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
BEN EVERGREEN PO BOX 183 WEST BRANCH, MI 48661-0183 989-345-1453	CO OGEMAW CITY W BRANCH 121 N 4TH ST WEST BRANCH, MI 48661-1217 989-345-0500

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1882 feet (574 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	LAN
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:	16
Multi Engine:	2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:	6000
GA Local:	3000	50.0%
GA Itinerant:	3000	50.0%

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
AWOS-3P:	119.575 (989-787-1100)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.475/269.45 (OSCODA RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 517

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade

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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

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 09	EC-1
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27	EC-1
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	EC-1
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	EC-1

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near Y31

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.2	BXZ	_ . . . _ . . _ _ _ . .	West Branch	VOR-DME	113.20	236	243
20.8	GDW	_ _ . _ . . . _ _	Wiggins	NDB	209	217	224
21.9	HTL	. . . . _ . _ . .	Houghton Lake	VOR-DME	111.60	288	295
35.2	CGG	_ . _ . _ _ . _ _ .	Grayling	VOR	109.80	318	325
35.9	ASP	. _ . . . . _ _ .	Au Sable	DME	116.1	69	76
41.1	GYG	_ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ .	Grayling	NDB	359	317	324
43.0	MBS	_ _ _ . . . . . .	Saginaw	VOR-DME	112.90	174	181
44.4	MOP	_ _ _ _ _ . _ _ .	Mount Pleasant	VOR-DME	110.60	213	220
47.0	MB	_ _ _ . . .	Olste	NDB	257	179	186
50.5	AP	. _ . _ _ .	Felps	NDB	206	31	38
51.2	GLR	_ _ . . _ . . . _ .	Gaylord	VOR-DME	109.20	334	341
53.4	GL	_ _ . . _ . .	Bangu	NDB	375	330	337
56.9	APN	. _ . _ _ . _ .	Alpena	VORTAC	108.80	27	34
58.6	BAX	_ . . . . _ _ . . _	Bad Axe	VOR-DME	108.20	117	125
58.8	MA	_ _ . _	Wexor	NDB	336	270	277
61.0	TV	_ . . . _	Gwenn	NDB	365	299	306
63.9	TVC	_ . . . _ _ . _ .	Traverse City	VOR-DME	114.60	293	300
71.2	PZQ	. _ _ . _ _ . . _ _ . _	Rogers City	NDB	215	12	19
77.6	HIC	. . . . . . _ . _ .	White Cloud	VOR-DME	117.60	239	245
77.6	FN	. . _ . _ .	Petli	NDB	269	170	177

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
20.8	Gladwin Zettel Meml Airport (GDW KGDW GDW)	217	224	100LL, Jet A+
22.1	Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml Airport (HTL KHTL HTL)	288	295	100LL
32.8	Iosco County Airport (ECA 6D9)	82	90	100LL
34.5	Clare Municipal Airport (48D)	224	231	100LL
35.1	Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW IKW)	185	192	100LL, Jet A+
42.9	Mbs International Airport (MBS KMBS MBS)	174	181	100LL, Jet A
43.6	James Clements Municipal Airport (3CM)	163	170	100LL
44.5	Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP KMOP MOP)	212	219	100LL, Jet A+
50.6	Saginaw County/H W Browne Airport (KHYX HYX)	164	171	100LL, Jet A+
53.3	Wexford County Airport (CAD KCAD CAD)	272	278	100LL, Jet A
56.6	Alpena County Regional Airport (APN KAPN APN)	27	35	100LL, Jet A
59.6	Gratiot Community Airport (AMN KAMN AMN)	201	208	100LL, Jet A+
62.3	Antrim County Airport (ACB KACB ACB)	316	322	100LL, Jet A+
63.7	Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA BFA)	330	337	100LL
67.0	Cherry Capital Airport (TVC KTVC TVC)	296	302	100LL, Jet A+
67.4	Boyne City Municipal Airport (N98)	329	336	100LL
68.7	Cain Field Airport (38C)	236	242	100LL, Mogas
71.5	Presque Isle County Airport (KPZQ PZQ)	12	20	100LL
74.8	Sandusky City Airport (Y83)	128	136	100LL
75.1	Owosso Community Airport (KRNP RNP)	178	185	100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-2	ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, 5-3-2-1-#.
A110-3	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A110-4	DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
A17	FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR SUBJ CALL-IN FEE.
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWYS 09 & 27; PAPI RWYS 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	09/27
Longest Runway:	09/27 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

Y31 Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27	5000 ft x 100 ft (1524 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/25/2018
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	26.0

	Runway 09	Runway 27
Elevation:	882.1	860.9
Latitude:	44-14-40.8524N	44-14-41.8258N
Longitude:	084-11-21.6462W	084-10-12.9759W
Runway True Alignment:	089	269
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:	TREES	BRUSH
Object Height:	6	6
Distance from End:	332	200
Object Centerline Offset:	219 ft. right of centerline	240 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	41	41

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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West Branch Weather

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 517

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near Y31

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

Y31 Airport Runway Details

Runway 09

Runway 27

Services

Maps & Diagrams

Y31 Sectional

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