AirNav: 6Y1 - Bois Blanc Island Airport

6Y1

Bois Blanc Island Airport
Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 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
PLNr046/10.6		PELLSTON VORTAC		111.80		06W
SSMr195/39.5		SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME		112.20		04W

Airport Services

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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

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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (193KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28		download (218KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Jan-2021

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:40	12:40
Sunrise	08:13	13:13
Sunset	17:25	22:25
Evening civil twilight	17:58	22:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jan-2021 14:11:51
Local (UTC-5)	20-Jan-2021 09:11:51

METAR

KSLH 7nm S	201355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC030 M08/M12 A3004 RMK AO2
KMCD 7nm NW	201355Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM OVC026 M07/M12 A3003 RMK AO2 T10691124
KPLN 17nm SW	201354Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM OVC028 M08/M13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP188 T10781128

TAF

KPLN
17nm SW

201128Z 2012/2112 27007KT P6SM OVC035 FM201500 24008KT P6SM OVC035 FM201800 22013G22KT P6SM OVC035 FM202000 19013G22KT P6SM SCT040 OVC150 FM210000 20016G26KT P6SM -SHSN OVC045 FM210200 23017G28KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC026 WS020/23045KT FM210400 24017G28KT 5SM -SHSN BLSN OVC018

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