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6Y1 Bois Blanc Island Airport
Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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
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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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
PLNr046/10.6PELLSTON VORTAC111.8006W
SSMr195/39.5SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME112.2004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DRUMMOND ISLAND253/34.921807WDRM -.. .-. --
ROGERS CITY314/36.121507WPZQ .--. --.. --.-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

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: 45-46.006003N45-45.949715N
Longitude: 084-30.638130W084-29.819542W
Elevation: 664.0 ft.641.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 90 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 320 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 27:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
7 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline

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: 7
Single engine airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 67/week *
43% transient general aviation
43% local general aviation
14% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009

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.

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 of 6Y1 (Bois Blanc Island Airport)
Photo by Rita Mitchell
Taken in August 2007

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From to 6Y1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1812:18
Sunrise07:4912:49
Sunset17:5622:56
Evening civil twilight18:2723:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2012 18:18:02
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2012 13:18:02
 
METAR
KSLH 
7nm S 
101755Z AUTO 35012KT 10SM BKN039 OVC046 M11/M17 A3004 RMK AO2 T11121169
KMCD 
7nm NW 
101754Z AUTO 36007G14KT 10SM SCT020 OVC060 M12/M17 A3003 RMK AO2 T11201172
KPLN 
17nm SW 
101754Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM OVC055 M12/M17 A3004 RMK AO2 SNE25 SLP186 P0000 60000 T11171167 11067 21117 51012
TAF
KPLN 
17nm SW 
101734Z 1018/1118 01012G25KT 3SM -SN BKN015 BKN030 TEMPO 1018/1021 1SM -SN FM102100 36013G22KT 6SM -SN SCT015 BKN025 FM110200 35012G20KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060 FM110900 34012KT 6SM -SHSN BKN035 FM111600 29011G21KT 3SM -SHSN BKN020
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Bois Blanc Island Airport

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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 Bois Blanc Island Airport

1 in Bois Blanc Island
5 in Mackinac Island
2 in Cheboygan
29 in Mackinaw City
12 in Saint Ignace
 

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