FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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 SER CALL AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL 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 |
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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: | 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: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 ROAD, 517 FT DIST, 295 FT 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
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
OR 231-634-7030. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY & TWY MAY NOT BE PLOWED FULL WID DRG WINTER; TO VFY FLD CONDS 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 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (208KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 09-Jul-2014
looking northeast.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-May-2022
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 09:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-May-2022 04:42:17 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 27-May-2022 00:42:17 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 270415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 11/10 A2979 RMK AO2
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KMCD
7nm NW | 270415Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM BKN002 BKN007 OVC023 09/09 A2980 RMK AO2 T00930093
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KPLN
17nm SW | 270405Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM BKN005 10/09 A2981 RMK AO2 T01000089
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| TAF |
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KPLN
17nm SW | 270357Z 2704/2724 30006KT P6SM VCSH FEW005 BKN025 TEMPO 2704/2706 BKN005 FM270600 32003KT 4SM BR OVC006 FM271600 33008KT P6SM OVC014 FM272000 32011KT P6SM BKN050 FM272200 32011KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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