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6D9 Iosco County Airport
East Tawas, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 6D9
Lat/Long: 44-18-46.1590N / 083-25-20.2950W
44-18.769317N / 083-25.338250W
44.3128219 / -83.4223042
(estimated)
Elevation: 606 ft. / 184.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1965)
From city: 3 miles NE of EAST TAWAS, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48730

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1962
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0900-1800
SUNDAYS ON CALL 989-362-4515.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - 122.85.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at OSC (8 nm N): 116.1 (989-739-1111)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.525/251.15 (OSCODA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ASPr195/8.3AU SABLE VOR/DME116.1007W
BXZr089/33.0WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
BAXr334/37.0BAD AXE VOR/DME108.2005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARDWOOD088/28.723606WBHW -... .... .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4802 x 75 ft. / 1464 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 44-18.688467N44-18.851683N
Longitude: 083-25.876500W083-24.799567W
Elevation: 605.0 ft.604.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 081 magnetic, 078 true261 magnetic, 258 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 48 ft. tree, 1160 ft. from runway, 159 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear45 ft. trees, 1325 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: IOSCO COUNTY
422 LAKE ST
TAWAS CITY, MI 48763
Phone 989-362-4214
Manager: MARVIN W. POLAND
1131 AULERICH RD
EAST TAWAS, MI 48730
Phone 989-362-0052
AMGR HOME PHONE AFTER 1700 LCL 989-362-4515.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 22
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 63/week *
70% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

NUMEROUS DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (164KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOSC - Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (8 nm N)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (33 nm W)
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (37 nm SE)
KAPN - Alpena County Regional Airport (46 nm N)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (50 nm SW)
 
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Area around 6D9 (Iosco County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 6D9 (Iosco County Airport)
Photographer = Nick Ortenburger
Pilot = Travis Worthington

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From to 6D9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5011:50
Sunrise07:2112:21
Sunset17:1422:14
Evening civil twilight17:4522:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 10:43:42
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 05:43:42
 
METAR
KOSC 
8nm N 
081016Z AUTO 00000KT BKN001 OVC007 01/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 PWINO
TAF
KAPN 
46nm N 
080840Z 0809/0906 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM081000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM081400 16004KT P6SM BKN250 FM081600 14007KT P6SM BKN250 FM090200 15006KT P6SM SCT030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Marv's Place Aviation 989-362-0052
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AS 
100LL 
$3.97 
 Updated 12-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Iosco County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Iosco County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Iosco County Airport

Miles Price ($)
TAWAS BAY BEACH RESORT 4.0 135-220

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Iosco County Airport

1 in Tawas City
 

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