FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6Y1 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-45-58.7700N / 084-30-13.6700W
45-45.979500N / 084-30.227833W
45.7663250 / -84.5037972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 664 ft. / 202.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of POINTE AUX PINS, 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 |
| 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 |
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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: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 45-46.008333N | | 45-45.950000N |
| Longitude: | 084-30.638333W | | 084-29.820000W |
| Elevation: | | | 653.0 ft. |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1310 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 5 ft. trees, 260 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 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
POINTE AUX PINS, MI 49775
Phone 231-634-7123 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 23:16:08 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-May-2008 19:16:08 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 102255Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 13/00 A2987 RMK AO2
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KMCD
7nm NW | 102255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A2989 RMK AO2
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KPLN
17nm SW | 102254Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01611017
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| TAF |
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KPLN
17nm SW | 101720Z 101818 33006KT P6SM BKN250 FM0000 VRB02KT P6SM BKN120 OVC200 FM1200 07008KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC080
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| NOTAMs |
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