Sectional Map Error

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Near as I can tell, the West Gladstone (9C9) airport is just not where
the FAA sectional says it is. I think it's on one side of the Escanaba River
and the FAA says the other.

The funny thing is that the GPS database is correct.

BTW, I would bet alot of money that not one person here has even been
within 50 miles of the West Gladstone airport. Even so, the map
should probably be fixed.



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[Craig Prouse]

" wrote:

> BTW, I would bet alot of money that not one person here has even been
> within 50 miles of the West Gladstone airport. Even so, the map
> should probably be fixed.

My dad was briefly based at K.I. Sawyer AFB back in 1968, when I was just a
toddler. But that was within 50 miles, right? Was West Gladstone in
operation back then?

I've actually had success in getting a handful of charting errors fixed in
the last few years. Just write them up and send them to one of the
addresses published on the chart for that purpose. Apparently, the airport
identifier has changed from 9C9 to 43MI as well?

[Bob Fry]

writes:

> Even so, the map
> should probably be fixed.

http://www.avn.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/faq#q5

How can I report chart discrepancies?

You are encouraged to bring charting errors to our attention. On every
NACO Aeronautical product, we have a note that describes how to report
charting errors. You may contact us by mail, telephone, and e-mail:

Mailing Address:
FAA, National Aeronautical Charting Office
AVN-500, SSMC4, Station 2335
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Telephone.......(800) 626-3677 toll free, U.S. only

[Yossarian]

They are quite responsive. I emailed them once about something on the L.A.
terminal chart, 2 days later the guy responsible for the chart and his boss
both wrote back to me.


"Bob Fry" > wrote in message
...
> writes:
>
> > Even so, the map
> > should probably be fixed.
>
> http://www.avn.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/faq#q5
>
> How can I report chart discrepancies?
>
> You are encouraged to bring charting errors to our attention. On every
> NACO Aeronautical product, we have a note that describes how to report
> charting errors. You may contact us by mail, telephone, and e-mail:
>
> Mailing Address:
> FAA, National Aeronautical Charting Office
> AVN-500, SSMC4, Station 2335
> 1305 East West Highway
> Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
>
> Telephone.......(800) 626-3677 toll free, U.S. only
>

[Steven P. McNicoll]

> wrote in message ...
>
> Near as I can tell, the West Gladstone (9C9) airport is just not where
> the FAA sectional says it is. I think it's on one side of the Escanaba
> River and the FAA says the other.
>

The current Green Bay sectional puts it west of the Escanaba River. The
2003 Michigan Airport Directory puts it west of the Escanaba River. The
DeLorme Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer puts it west of the Escanaba River. What
side of the river do you think it's on?

Incidentally, the airport identifier has changed, it's now 43MI.


>
> The funny thing is that the GPS database is correct.
>
> BTW, I would bet alot of money that not one person here has even been
> within 50 miles of the West Gladstone airport.
>

How much are you willing to bet?


>
> Even so, the map
> should probably be fixed.
>

Well, unless the airport was moved recently, the map appears to be correct.

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Craig Prouse" > wrote in message
...
>
> My dad was briefly based at K.I. Sawyer AFB back in 1968, when
> I was just a toddler. But that was within 50 miles, right?
>

Yes.


>
> Was West Gladstone in operation back then?
>

Apparently not. It does not appear on the 1975 Michigan aeronautical chart,
but it does appear in the 1977 Michigan airport directory.


>
> I've actually had success in getting a handful of charting errors fixed in
> the last few years. Just write them up and send them to one of the
> addresses published on the chart for that purpose. Apparently, the
> airport identifier has changed from 9C9 to 43MI as well?
>

It has.

[Charles Talleyrand]

"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message ink.net...
> The current Green Bay sectional puts it west of the Escanaba River. The
> 2003 Michigan Airport Directory puts it west of the Escanaba River. The
> DeLorme Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer puts it west of the Escanaba River. What
> side of the river do you think it's on?
>
> Incidentally, the airport identifier has changed, it's now 43MI.
>

My experience puts it on the west side of the Escanaba River also.
I was flying around Escanaba when I heard a Stinson was to land
at West Gladstone, so I flew over to check it out.

[Kyler Laird]

"Steven P. McNicoll" > writes:

>The current Green Bay sectional puts it west of the Escanaba River. The
>2003 Michigan Airport Directory puts it west of the Escanaba River. The
>DeLorme Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer puts it west of the Escanaba River. What
>side of the river do you think it's on?

Maps can be wrong. Photos are a little harder to goof.
http://www.acme.com/mapper/mapper.cgi?lat=45.859131&long=-87.116804&scale=14&theme=Image&width=3&height=2&dot=Yes

--kyler

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Kyler Laird" > wrote in message
...
>
> Maps can be wrong. Photos are a little harder to goof.
>
http://www.acme.com/mapper/mapper.cgi?lat=45.859131&long=-87.116804&scale=14&theme=Image&width=3&height=2&dot=Yes
>

The photo seems to agree with the maps. All of the maps.

[Kyler Laird]

"Steven P. McNicoll" > writes:

>> Maps can be wrong. Photos are a little harder to goof.
>>
>http://www.acme.com/mapper/mapper.cgi?lat=45.859131&long=-87.116804&scale=14&theme=Image&width=3&height=2&dot=Yes

>The photo seems to agree with the maps. All of the maps.

It's good to see that you're staying sharp.

--kyler