Schiffer Acres Airport (3S5)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	3S5
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	084-26-01.9320W/43-02-09.1060N -84.433870/43.035863 (Estimated)
Elevation	735 ft / 224.03 m (Estimated)
Land	94 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles E of St Johns, MI
Location	Clinton County, MI
Magnetic Variation	05W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Michael & Albert Schiffer
Address	3473 N. Shepardsville Road Ovid, MI 48866
Phone number	989-834-5067
Manager	Michael Schiffer
Address	3473 N. Shepardsville Rd Ovid, MI 48866
Phone number	989-834-5067

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Detroit
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Boundary ARTCC	ZOB - Cleveland
Tie-in FSS	LAN - Lansing
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LAN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.900 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	TIE
Other services	AGRI

Runway Information

Runway 07/25

Dimensions	2777 x 120 ft (846 x 37 m)
Surface	TURF-G

	07	25
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking		*DSPLCD THLD MARKED BY 3 YELLOW TIRES EACH SIDE OF RY. RY DEFINED BY MOWING.

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
AMN	NDB	Alma		329.00	05W	23.1 nm
OZW	NDB	Howell		243.00	05W	31.2 nm
HYX	NDB	Browne		385.00	06W	34.7 nm
MBS	VOR/DME	Saginaw	076X	112.90	03W	33.6 nm
MOP	VOR/DME	Mount Pleasant	043X	110.60	05W	37.7 nm
JXN	VOR/DME	Jackson	033X	109.60	05W	46.7 nm
GRR	VOR/DME	Grand Rapids	106Y	115.95	04W	49.1 nm
LAN	VORTAC	Lansing	045X	110.80	05W	22.4 nm
FNT	VORTAC	Flint	116X	116.90	06W	30.5 nm
PSI	VORTAC	Pontiac	047X	111.00	03W	44.5 nm

Remarks

• EXTENSIVE SUMMER AGRI OPERS.
• DEER & TURKEYS ON & INVOF RY.
• OBSTNS IN RWY APCH SLOPE SFCS RMVD/LWRD OR RWY THR DSPLCD/MKD TO PRVDMIN 20:1 CLRNC OVR OBSTNS.