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72MI

Northwoods Airport
Watersmeet, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	72MI
Lat/Long:	46-17-10.4000N 089-16-41.1000W 46-17.173333N 089-16.685000W 46.2862222,-89.2780833 (estimated)
Elevation:	1642.1 ft. / 501 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1995)
From city:	5 miles W of WATERSMEET, MI
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	49969

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1978
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; VASI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CALL AMGR.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ABN - CALL AMGR.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LNL (8 nm S):	119.525 (715-547-6313)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
IWDr112/38.1		IRONWOOD VOR/DME		108.80		01E
RHIr009/39.9		RHINELANDER VOR/DME		115.05		02E

Airport Services

Parking:

hangars

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	75.0
Double wheel:	95.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

46-17.201558N

46-17.143450N

Longitude:

089-17.276978W

089-16.093075W

Elevation:

1642.1 ft.

1613.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

096 magnetic, 094 true

276 magnetic, 274 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (4.50 degrees glide path)

2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

144 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear

88 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72MI.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLNL - Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (8 nm S)
KEGV - Eagle River Union Airport (21 nm S)
D25 - Manitowish Waters Airport (27 nm W)
KARV - Lakeland Airport/Noble F. Lee Memorial Field (29 nm SW)
KOGM - Ontonagon County Airport/Schuster Field (34 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:06	13:06
Sunrise	07:41	13:41
Sunset	16:18	22:18
Evening civil twilight	16:53	22:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Dec-2024 11:16:10
Local (UTC-6)	29-Dec-2024 05:16:10

METAR

KLNL
8nm S

291055Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC002 M01/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 T10061006

TAF

KIWD 37nm W	291005Z 2910/3006 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG VV002 FM291600 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN020 FM300300 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC015
KRHI 40nm S	290526Z 2906/3006 25003KT 1/4SM FZFG VV002 FM291500 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN003 FM291700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN024 FM291800 01002KT P6SM BKN100

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