James Clements Municipal Airport (3CM) Information

Bay City, MI

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	3CM
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	083-53-43.7000W/43-32-49.0000N -83.895472/43.546944 (Estimated)
Elevation:	585 ft / 178.31 m (Surveyed)
Land:	266 acres
From nearest city:	3 nautical miles S of Bay City, MI
Location:	Bay County, MI
Magnetic Variation:	04W (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Bay City
Address:	301 Washington Ave. Bay City, MI 48708
Phone number:	989-894-8229 CITY ENGINEERING DEPT.
Manager:	Douglas Dodge
Address:	614 S. River Rd Bay City, MI 48708
Phone number:	989-895-8991

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	Yes
Control Tower:	No
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RYS 18/36 & 05/23, PAPI RYS 23, 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	Detroit
Region:	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt:	1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC:	ZOB - Cleveland
Tie-in FSS:	LAN - Lansing
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	LAN (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:	NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.725
Unicom:	122.725

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Airframe Repair:	NONE
Power Plant Repair:	NONE
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimension:	2600 x 75 ft / 792.5 x 22.9 m
Surface:	ASPH, Fair Condition
Edge Lights:	Medium TWYS MARKED WITH REFLECTORS.

	Runway 05	Runway 23
Longitude:	083-53-59.0481W	083-53-34.2038W
Latitude:	43-32-38.4751N	43-32-56.7085N
Elevation:	584.00 ft	584.00 ft
Alignment:	45	127
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Basic, Good Condition	Basic, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	0.00 ft	27.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	226.00 ft	159.00 ft
VASI:		2-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	0.00°	4.00°
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Obstruction:	40 ft trees, 1120.0 ft from runway, 130L/ ft right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 34:1 AT DSPLCD THR. DIKE +4 FT HIGH 85 FT FM THR.	20 ft road, 260.0 ft from runway, 125 ft left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 09W/27W

Dimension:	3500 x 500 ft / 1066.8 x 152.4 m
Surface:	WATER,

	Runway 09W	Runway 27W
Elevation:	580.00 ft	580.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	None,	None,
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No

Runway 13W/31W

Dimension:	2600 x 400 ft / 792.5 x 121.9 m
Surface:	WATER,

	Runway 13W	Runway 31W
Elevation:	580.00 ft	580.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	None,	None,
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No

Runway 18/36

Dimension:	3798 x 75 ft / 1157.6 x 22.9 m
Surface:	ASPH, Fair Condition
Edge Lights:	Medium TWYS MARKED WITH REFLECTORS.

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Longitude:	083-53-43.4217W	083-53-40.0160W
Latitude:	43-33-08.6193N	43-32-31.1893N
Elevation:	584.00 ft	582.00 ft
Alignment:	127	127
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	27.00 ft	27.00 ft
VASI:	4-light PAPI on left side	4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	4.00°	4.00°
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Obstruction:	76 ft trees, 1730.0 ft from runway, 20:1 slope to clear	65 ft trees, 1445.0 ft from runway, 19:1 slope to clear 8 FT BRUSH, 100 FT L, 195 FT DSTC

Runway 18W/36W

Dimension:	3500 x 500 ft / 1066.8 x 152.4 m
Surface:	WATER,

	Runway 18W	Runway 36W
Elevation:	580.00 ft	580.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	None,	None,
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Touchdown Lights:	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HYX	NDB	Browne		385.00	06W	7.1 nm
GDW	NDB	Wiggins		209.00	04W	35.8 nm
AMN	NDB	Alma		329.00	05W	41.1 nm
BHW	NDB	Hardwood		236.00	06W	43.0 nm
MBS	VOR/DME	Saginaw	076X	112.90	03W	8.0 nm
MOP	VOR/DME	Mount Pleasant	043X	110.60	05W	36.9 nm
BAX	VOR/DME	Bad Axe	019X	108.20	05W	42.1 nm
BXZ	VOR/DME	West Branch	079X	113.20	06W	43.6 nm
FNT	VORTAC	Flint	116X	116.90	06W	35.5 nm

Remarks

OCNL SEAPLANE & AGRICULTURAL OPNS; AEROBATIC MANEUVERS & SKYDIVING ACTIVITY AT ARPT.
SHIP BUOYS IN RIVER CHANNEL.
NUMEROUS SEA GULLS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RYS 05 & 36 OCNL +100 FT HIGH SHIPS TRAVERSING APCH SFCS DURING NAVIGABLE SEASONS 600-800 FT FROM THLDS.
ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.
NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAR 157. SPB ESTD PRIOR TO 1959.