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Burgess Field

55D · Brown City, MI · 816 ft elevation · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
55D
Coordinates
43.1805, -82.9835
Elevation
816 ft MSL
Sectional chart
DETROIT
Airport use
Public
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
CLEVELAND (ZOB)
Flight service (FSS)
LANSING
NOTAM facility
LAN
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
No
Activated
2023/10
Distance from city
2 S

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:16 AM09:16Z
Sunrise05:52 AM09:52Z
Sunset09:15 PM01:15Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:51 PM01:51Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:51 PM → 05:16 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:15 PM → 04:52 AM

Plan a flight from 55D

Runway 10/28

3,090 ft · Turf (Fair)
10
Heading
88° true
Traffic pattern
Left
28
Heading
269° true
Traffic pattern
Left
Displaced threshold
575 ft

Headings shown are true (magnetic variation unavailable).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
ECK · PeckVORTAC114.00r256° / 12.5 NM
MTC · SelfridgeTACAN133.70r355° / 34.7 NM
FNT · FlintVORTAC116.90r075° / 35.9 NM
BAX · Bad AxeVOR-DME108.20r185° / 36.2 NM
PSI · PontiacVORTAC111.00r043° / 37.6 NM

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Ownership & management

Owner
WAYNE BURGESS
4155 GALBRAITH LINE RD, BROWN CITY, MI
810-346-3577
Manager
WAYNE BURGESS
4155 GALBRAITH LINE RD, BROWN CITY, MI
810-346-3577

Remarks FAA

  • FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • RWY 10 DTHR 1593 FT, EXTDS BYD RWY MIDPT.
  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • OPPOSITE RWY END NOT VSB FM THR.
  • 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.
  • CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

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