Grayling Army Airfield
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Grayling Army Airfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: GOV, formerly 55D - ICAO: KOV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | US Army | ||
| Serves | Grayling, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1158 ft (353.0 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Concrete |
| 14/32 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
Grayling Army Airfield (IATA: GOV, ICAO: KGOV) is a public airport located 1 mile (2 km) northwest of Grayling in Crawford County, Michigan, USA. It is located 7 miles northeast of the main cantonment area of Camp Grayling.
Contents |
[edit] Facilities
The airport is staffed from dawn until dusk. The 29,000 square foot parking area can accommodate fixed wing aircraft with parking for 100 helicopters, 50 with cement pads with a total of 70 tie downs. The control tower was recently upgraded to a STVS (Small Tower Voice Switch) system with positions in three different locations. There is an 800 square foot operations building which includes an operations center, flight planning room, safety office, commander's office, and a weather room. Additionally, the airfield contains a 6400 square foot maintenance hangar, crash rescue barn and NAVAIDS which include TVOR, NDB, VASI and REIL.
[edit] Runways
The airfield consists of two 5000x150-foot runways with 1200 foot overrun and 50 foot wide connecting taxiways.
- Runway 5/23: 5,000 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 14/32: 5,000 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 5/23 and taxiways A/D/E are closed during the winter months, since there is no snow removal on these surfaces.
[edit] Transit
[edit] External links
- Grayling Army Airfield home page
- Michigan Airport Directory - GOV (PDF)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGOV
- ASN Accident history for KGOV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGOV
- FAA current GOV delay information
 |
This article about a Michigan airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
