Terminal Procedures

57D — Ray Community

RAY, MI · 2 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 632 ft2 runwaysLongest 2,495 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume EC-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

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RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A0BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

57D airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 1000-1600
ARTCC
Cleveland Center
Flight service
Lansing
NOTAM facility
LAN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
6W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), see remarks
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
93 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Detroit
Last FAA inspection
2022-02-23

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

57D radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Approach119.6Selfridge

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

2,495 × 60 ft10282,202 × 123 ft0119N500 ft
Runway layout at 57D, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
10/282,495 ft60 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  10 88°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  28 268°TPAPI (2-box) · displaced threshold 210 ft
01/192,202 ft123 ftAsphalt Fair
  19 179°Tdisplaced threshold 140 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 57D is

Latitude, longitude42.7367520, -82.8888380
Elevation632 ft
From Ray2 nm SE

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FAA remarks for 57D

  • ESTABD BFR 1959.
  • ACTVT ABN - CTAF.
  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
  • ADMIN BLDG 586-749-9558.
  • ROAD, 65 FT DIST.
  • 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • +8 FT SEASONAL CROPS, 226 FT DIST.
  • APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.
  • ULTRALIGHT OPS.
  • FOR CD CTC SELFRIDGE APCH AT 586-239-5706, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Limited instrument coverage

Ray Community has two runway alignments, but its instrument provision consists of a single RNAV (GPS) approach and associated minimums. With no airport diagram published, the chart set offers little beyond that arrival procedure. The 2,202 ft and 2,495 ft runway lengths make available distance a defining constraint for aircraft using the field.

Local chart context

Nearby coverage varies sharply. Romeo State and St Clair County International also have relatively thin chart sets, while Selfridge ANGB, Coleman A Young Municipal and Oakland/Troy have much broader procedure collections. The Detroit Sectional places Ray Community in the wider VFR network, while the Terminal Area Chart adds more detailed terminal-area context and the Helicopter Route Chart supplies route information not represented by the lone instrument approach.

Airports near 57D

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
D98Romeo StateROMEO, MI5 nm NW3
KMTCSelfridge AngbMOUNT CLEMENS, MI8 nm S27
KVLLOakland/TroyTROY, MI17 nm SW19
KPHNSt Clair County IntlPORT HURON, MI19 nm NE5
KDETColeman A Young MuniDETROIT, MI20 nm S25
KPTKOakland County IntlPONTIAC, MI24 nm W25
D95Dupont/LapeerLAPEER, MI26 nm NW5
1D2Canton-Plymouth-MettetalPLYMOUTH, MI34 nm SW2

VFR charts covering 57D

Common questions about 57D

What charts are available for 57D?

2 current FAA charts for Ray Community, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 57D?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 57D?

Ray Community has 2 runways. The longest is 10/28 at 2,495 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 57D have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 57D has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Is 57D a towered airport?

No — Ray Community has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 57D charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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