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 |
| PLNr046/10.6 | | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, 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 |
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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 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rita Mitchell
Taken in August 2007
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Times for 10-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2012 18:18:02 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2012 13:18:02 |
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| METAR |
KSLH 7nm S | 101755Z AUTO 35012KT 10SM BKN039 OVC046 M11/M17 A3004 RMK AO2 T11121169
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KMCD 7nm NW | 101754Z AUTO 36007G14KT 10SM SCT020 OVC060 M12/M17 A3003 RMK AO2 T11201172
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KPLN 17nm SW | 101754Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM OVC055 M12/M17 A3004 RMK AO2 SNE25 SLP186 P0000 60000 T11171167 11067 21117 51012
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| 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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