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JAMES CLEMENTS MUNI AIRPORT

BAY CITY, MI, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 43°32'48"N / 83°53'43"W
  43°32.8167'N / 83°53.7283'W
  43.5469 / -83.8955
Elevation: 584.6 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2020)
From city: 03 miles S of BAY CITY, MI

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: CLEVELAND
Responsible ARTCC: CLEVELAND
FSS: LANSING [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Communications
UNICOM: 122.725
CTAF: 122.725

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
MBS 83oT/8.0 SAGINAW VOR/DME 112.90 03W
FNT 349oT/35.4 FLINT VORTAC 116.90 06W
MOP 97oT/36.9 MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME 110.60 05W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
BROWNE 347oT/7.1 385 06W HYX
WIGGINS 135oT/35.7 209 04W GDW

Services
Fuel available: 100LL
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 05/23
Dimensions: 2599 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 05
Runway 23
Latitude: 43-32-38.4770N 43-32-56.7076N
Longitude: 083-53-59.0379W 083-53-34.2030W
Elevation: 583.6 ft. 584.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 045 225
Displaced threshold: 226 ft. 159 ft.
Markings: basic, in good condition basic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Runway 09W/27W
Dimensions: 3500 x 500 ft.
Surface: WATER,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway 09W
Runway 27W
Elevation: 580.0 ft. 580.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Runway 13W/31W
Dimensions: 2600 x 400 ft.
Surface: WATER,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway 13W
Runway 31W
Elevation: 580.0 ft. 580.0 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 3798 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 18
Runway 36
Latitude: 43-33-08.6183N 43-32-31.1934N
Longitude: 083-53-43.4201W 083-53-40.0141W
Elevation: 584.5 ft. 582.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 176 356
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (4.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Runway 18W/36W
Dimensions: 3500 x 500 ft.
Surface: WATER,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway 18W
Runway 36W
Elevation: 580.0 ft. 580.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Additional Remarks
  • OCNL SEAPLANE, AGRICULTURAL, AEROBATIC, & ULTRALIGHT ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • SHIP BUOYS IN RIVER CHANNEL.
  • DEER, LRG BIRDS, & BALD EAGLE ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • RWY 05 & 36 OCNL +100 FT SHIPS XNG APCH SFCS DURG NAV SEASONS 600-800 FT FM THR.
  • FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.

Instrument Procedures
Effective Oct 30, 2025 to Nov 26, 2025

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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