Flying-a-ranch Airport (39Z)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	39Z
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	86°7'16.5700" W / 43°6'18.4100" N -86.121269 / 43.105114 (Estimated)
Elevation	630.00 ft / 192.02 m (Estimated)
Land	30 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles SE of Fruitport, MI
Location	Ottawa County, MI

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	MICHAEL C ALMAN
Address	18605 MIENK DR FRUITPORT, MI 49415-9405
Phone number	616-846-3977
Manager	MICHAEL C ALMAN
Address	18605 MIENK DR FRUITPORT, MI 49415-9405
Phone number	616-846-3977

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	CHICAGO
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt	800 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZAU - CHICAGO
Tie-in FSS	LAN - LANSING
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LAN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	1925 x 70 ft (587 x 21 m)
Surface	TURF (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	09	27
Alignment	87°	267°
Physical elevation	630.00 ft	629.00 ft
Coordinates	43.104992 / -86.124869	43.105236 / -86.117669
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PMM	DME	PULLMAN	58X	112.10		38.4 nm
GR	NDB	KNOBS		263.00	06W	35.0 nm
MKG	TACAN	MUSKEGON	99X	115.20	01W	5.3 nm
VIO	VOR/DME	VICTORY	106Y	115.95	04W	33.5 nm

Remarks

• DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
• NO SNOW REMOVAL.
• SEE AIRSPACE CASE 97-AGL-654-NRA.