FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 FEBRUARY 2020
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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 27 February 2020 at 0901Z to 26 March 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (161KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (185KB) |
| 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 27-Feb-2020
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Feb-2020 15:23:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 27-Feb-2020 10:23:37 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 271455Z AUTO 30019G27KT 10SM SCT013 OVC024 M09/M14 A2978 RMK AO2 T10921137
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KMCD
7nm NW | 271455Z AUTO 32015G22KT 280V340 10SM OVC018 M10/M14 A2979 RMK AO2 T10981137
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KPLN
17nm SW | 271452Z AUTO 32021G28KT 3SM UP OVC026 M09/M13 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 33030/1425 UPB49SNE49 SLP110 P0000 60000 T10941133 58003
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KPLN
17nm SW | 271129Z 2712/2812 32012G20KT P6SM OVC025 FM271400 32013G24KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM272000 31018G28KT P6SM VCSH OVC023 FM280000 31017G27KT 5SM -SHSN OVC027 FM280800 30016G26KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC025
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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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