Northwoods Airport

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FAA: 72MI

Watersmeet Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 46-17-10.4000N (46.286222)
Longitude: 
 089-16-41.1000W (-89.278083)
Elevation: 
 1642.1 feet MSL (501 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.4 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. W of Watersmeet, Michigan
Found On: 
 Green Bay Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 10/1978
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2642 feet (805 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 10/30/1987)

Total Operations:  10
GA Itinerant:  10 100.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 906
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 72MI

    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
    8.4 Kings Land O' Lakes Airport
    (KLNL LNL)    		 160 164 100LL, MOGAS
    21.2 Eagle River Union Airport
    (EGV KEGV EGV)    		 178 181 100LL, Jet A+
    27.0 Manitowish Waters Airport
    (D25)    		 248 251 100LL
    28.6 Lakeland/Noble F Lee Meml Field Airport
    (ARV KARV ARV)    		 221 224 100LL, Jet A-1+
    33.8 Ontonagon County/Schuster Field Airport
    (KOGM OGM)    		 353 356 100LL
    38.2 Gogebic/Iron County Airport
    (IWD KIWD IWD)    		 292 295 100LL, Jet A
    40.1 Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport
    (RHI KRHI RHI)    		 191 194 100LL, Jet A
    56.0 Ford Airport
    (IMT KIMT IMT)    		 119 123 100LL, Jet A
    58.3 Price County Airport
    (KPBH PBH)    		 233 235 100LL, Jet A+, UL91
    62.1 Houghton County Meml Airport
    (CMX KCMX CMX)    		 31 35 100LL, Jet A
    67.7 Merrill Municipal Airport
    (RRL KRRL RRL)    		 195 198 100LL, Jet A+
    68.3 Langlade County Airport
    (KAIG AIG)    		 174 177 100LL, Jet A
    81.9 Cable Union Airport
    (3CU)    		 266 268 100LL
    82.9 Wausau Downtown Airport
    (AUW KAUW AUW)    		 190 193 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    83.0 Taylor County Airport
    (MDF KMDZ MDZ)    		 211 213 100LL, Jet A+
    86.1 Rusk County Airport
    (KRCX RCX)    		 237 239 100LL, Jet A
    91.4 Sawyer County Airport
    (HYR KHYR HYR)    		 260 262 100LL, Jet A+
    92.0 Central Wisconsin Airport
    (CWA KCWA CWA)    		 190 193 100LL, Jet A
    94.9 Shawano Municipal Airport
    (KEZS EZS)    		 161 165 100LL
    97.8 Menominee Regional Airport
    (MNM KMNM MNM)    		 134 139 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A75 PPR.
    A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; VASI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CALL AMGR.
    A81-BCN ACTVT ABN - CALL AMGR.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

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

    72MI Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  5000 ft x 75 ft (1524 m x 23 m)
    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:  75.0
    Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  95.0

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Elevation: 
    		 1642.1 1613.0
    Latitude: 
    		 46-17-12.0935N 46-17-08.6070N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-17-16.6187W 089-16-05.5845W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 094 274
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 4.5 degrees 4.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 144 88
    Distance from End: 
    		 1500 1000
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    		 Yes Yes

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars available

    Maps & Diagrams

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