FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 51M |
| Lat/Long: | 44-40-29.4730N 084-07-19.3720W
44-40.491217N 084-07.322867W
44.6748536,-84.1220478
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1032.8 ft. / 314.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of MIO, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48647 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1989 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGGr097/(25.9) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| APNr231/34.3 | | ALPENA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GRAYLING | | 105/30.4 | | 359 | | 06W | | GYG | --. -.-- --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3001 x 75 ft. / 915 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.487635N | | 44-40.494775N |
| Longitude: | 084-07.668883W | | 084-06.976853W |
| Elevation: | 1032.8 ft. | | 1031.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 952 ft. from runway, 26 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. brush, 308 ft. from runway, 137 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | OSCODA COUNTY
311 S MORENCI AVE
MIO, MI 48647-9192
Phone 989-826-1130 |
| Manager: | BRIAN SMUTEK
245 S MOUNT TOM RD
MIO, MI 48647-9366
Phone 989-619-6484
UNATNDD OFC 989-826-6864. |
Additional Remarks
| - | SHELTER ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I. |
| - | DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 51M.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (26 nm W)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (26 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (30 nm SW)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (32 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (34 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Larry Bugg
Taken in the Fall of 2011
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Nov-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Nov-2026 14:32:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Nov-2026 09:32:11 |
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| METAR |
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KY31
26nm S | 051415Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM OVC010 12/09 A2967 RMK AO2
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KGOV
26nm W | 051355Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM OVC015 10/09 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP045 T00990087 $
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KHTL
30nm SW | 051407Z AUTO 22011G18KT 10SM FEW022 SCT028 BKN120 10/09 A2967 RMK AO2 T01000089
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KGLR
31nm NW | 051400Z AUTO 23012KT 9SM BKN012 OVC019 09/08 A2963 RMK AO2 T00940078
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KAPN
33nm NE | 051354Z 22009KT 10SM OVC022 12/09 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP037 T01170089
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KOSC
34nm SE | 051415Z AUTO 22013KT 10SM BKN013 BKN110 11/10 A2966 RMK AO2
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KGDW
45nm S | 051415Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT011 BKN020 OVC040 11/10 A2968 RMK AO2
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KBFA
45nm NW | 051415Z AUTO 21006G14KT 10SM OVC016 11/10 A2961 RMK AO2
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KPZQ
46nm N | 051415Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM SCT022 OVC075 11/09 A2961 RMK AO2
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KACB
49nm W | 051415Z AUTO 23006KT 3SM BR OVC016 11/09 A2964 RMK AO2 T01100086
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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