FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1664 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - 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) |
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. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 90 ft. | | no |
| 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: | 15 ft. road, 320 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left and right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 27:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. | | 75 ft. trees, 1750 ft. from runway, 385 ft. left and right of centerline, 20:1 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
TOWN HALL |
| Manager: | GREGG DICKERSON
HCR -1 BOX 351
POINT AUX PINS, MI 49775
Phone 231-634-7123
MGR RES. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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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 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 231-634-7123 MGR RES; 231-634-7052 UNATND AMGR OFC PH AT ARPT; 231-634-7061 UNATND ARPT PH. |
| - | RY/TWY MAY NOT BE PLOWED FULL WIDTH WINTER MONTHS. TO VERIFY FICON CTC AMGR 231-634-7123 (RES). |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y1.
Some 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 by Rita Mitchell
Taken in August 2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 07:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:30:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:30:55 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 161436Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM SCT021 SCT029 SCT046 11/08 A2965 RMK AO2 T01120090
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KMCD
7nm NW | 161438Z AUTO 23012G15KT 200V260 10SM OVC013 12/11 A2964 RMK AO2 T01200106
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KPLN
17nm SW | 161354Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM BKN018 OVC023 11/09 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP049 T01110089
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KPLN
17nm SW | 161423Z 1614/1712 21010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN017 OVC025 FM161700 28013KT P6SM -SHRA OVC017 FM162300 29012KT P6SM OVC020 FM170500 30006KT P6SM BKN035
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