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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

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 SVC CALL AMGR.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 28; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 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)
  • 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
PLNr046/10.6PELLSTON VORTAC111.8006W
SSMr195/39.5SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME112.2004W

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
Runway heading: 102 magnetic, 096 true282 magnetic, 276 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BOIS BLANC TOWNSHIP
PO BOX 898
POINTE AUX PINS, MI 49775-0898
Phone 231-634-7275
Manager: CHRISTOPHER VIERS
2431 BRIDGE VIEW DR
BOIS BLANC ISLAND, MI 49775-0898
Phone 812-320-0792

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 67/week *
43% transient general aviation
43% local general aviation
14% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
TO VFY FICON CALL AMGR.
FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (181KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (205KB)
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/Emmet County Airport (17 nm SW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (27 nm SW)
 
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From to 6Y1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Mar-2023
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0711:07
Sunrise07:3611:36
Sunset19:5323:53
Evening civil twilight20:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Mar-2023 15:52:30
Local (UTC-4)  23-Mar-2023 11:52:30
 
METAR
KSLH 
7nm S 
231535Z AUTO 30013G18KT 10SM OVC027 00/M05 A2992 RMK AO2
KMCD 
7nm NW 
231535Z AUTO 31010G17KT 10SM OVC026 00/M06 A2992 RMK AO2 T10051058
KPLN 
17nm SW 
231454Z AUTO 32013G21KT 10SM OVC026 00/M05 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP140 T00001050 53003
TAF
KPLN 
17nm SW 
231402Z 2314/2412 32012G20KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2314/2318 BKN030 FM231800 31012G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM240400 33006KT P6SM SCT250
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