FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 SEPTEMBER 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6Y1 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-45-58.6716N 084-30-13.7302W
45-45.977860N 084-30.228837W
45.7662977,-84.5038139
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 664 ft. / 202.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of BOIS BLANC ISLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49775 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1970 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
FOR SERVICE CALL 231-634-7052. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 & REIL RY 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SLH (7 nm S): | 118.175 (231-627-4671) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MCD (8 nm NW): | 118.275 (906-847-3778) |
| WX ASOS at PLN (17 nm SW): | 119.025 (231-539-7700) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLNr046/10.6 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
| SSMr195/39.5 | | SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3498 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | W |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 45-46.006003N | | 45-45.949715N |
| Longitude: | 084-30.638130W | | 084-29.819542W |
| Elevation: | 664.0 ft. | | 641.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 102 magnetic, 096 true | | 282 magnetic, 276 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 21:1, 15 FT RD 517 FT DSTC 295 R. | | 81 ft. trees, 2331 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOIS BLANC TOWNSHIP
P.O. BOX 898
POINT AUX PINS, MI 49775-0898
Phone 231-634-7275 |
| Manager: | JAMES R. GILLIGAN III
BOX 898
POINT AUX PINS, MI 49775
Phone (231) 634-7086
231-838-0029. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY & TWY MAY NOT BE PLOWED FULL WIDTH DRNG WINTER. TO VERIFY FICON CALL 231-838-0029. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | (CONTACT TITLE) 231-838-0029. |
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 from 12 September 2019 at 0901Z to 10 October 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (164KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (7 nm S)
KMCD - Mackinac Island Airport (8 nm NW)
83D - Mackinac County Airport (12 nm NW)
KPLN - Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (17 nm SW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (27 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Jul-2014
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Sep-2019
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Sep-2019 07:43:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-Sep-2019 03:43:33 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 170719Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM OVC006 15/14 A3016 RMK AO2 T01490141
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KMCD
7nm NW | 170715Z AUTO 13004KT 1 1/4SM BR 15/15 A3017 RMK AO2 T01500150
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KPLN
17nm SW | 170654Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM OVC004 16/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01560144
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KPLN
17nm SW | 170546Z 1706/1806 00000KT 5SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 1706/1709 1 1/2SM BR BKN002 FM170900 00000KT 4SM BR BKN003 OVC005 TEMPO 1709/1713 3/4SM BR BKN002 FM171300 00000KT 4SM BR BKN014 FM171400 00000KT P6SM SCT120 FM171700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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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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