Abrams Municipal Airport

Abrams Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 4D0
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Grand Ledge
Serves	Grand Ledge, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	842 ft / 257 m
Coordinates	42°46′27″N 084°43′59″W / 42.77417°N 84.73306°W / 42.77417; -84.73306
Map
4DO Show map of Michigan 4DO Show map of the US Location of airport in Michigan/United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 3,200 975 Asphalt 18/36 2,580 786 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 12,300 Based aircraft 45
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Abrams Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 4D0) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Grand Ledge, a city in Clinton County, Michigan, United States.^[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.^[2]

The airport is accessible by road from Eaton Highway, and is located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south of Interstate 96, just east of M-100.

Facilities and aircraft

Abrams Municipal Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 842 feet (257 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 3,200 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 18/36 is 2,580 by 120 feet (786 x 37 m) with a turf surface. Runway 18/36 is closed to fixed-wing aircraft from November through April. The airport is staffed daily from 8AM until dusk.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 12,300 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 81% general aviation and 19% military. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 49% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 42% military.^[1]

Remarks:^[1]

• Activate MIRL runway 09/27 and REIL runway 27 - CTAF.
• Intensive National Guard helicopter training on & in the vicinity of airport.
• Runway 18/36 closed to fixed-wing aircraft November-April, soft in spring.
• Avoid overflight of Grand Ledge below 2,000 ft (610 m).
• This airport has been surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
• TPA for helicopters 1,700 ft (520 m) MSL (858 ft AGL); fixed wing TPA 1,900 ft (580 m) MSL.

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for 4D0 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-08-27.
2. ↑ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016. 

External links

• "Abrams Municipal Airport" (PDF).  (45.3 KiB) at Michigan Airport Directory
• Grand Air Aviation, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
• Aerial photo as of 23 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 4D0, effective November 10, 2016
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 4D0
  • AirNav airport information for 4D0
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4D0