FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 JULY 2018
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
UNATND ARPT PHONE 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 |
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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 |
| Gradient: | W |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.6% UP |
| 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 27:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. | | 88 ft. trees, 2400 ft. from runway, 25:1 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: | KATHY BROWN
HCR -1 BOX 385, 1492 EAST HURON DRIVE
POINT AUX PINS, MI 49775
Phone (231) 634-7052
231-838-0029; UNATND ARPT PH 231-634-7052. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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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 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY & TWY MAY NOT BE PLOWED FULL WIDTH DRNG WINTER. TO VERIFY FICON CALL 231-838-0029. |
| - | (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 19 July 2018 at 0901Z to 16 August 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (162KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (185KB) |
| 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 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 taken 09-Jul-2014
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Jul-2018
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jul-2018 16:15:19 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-Jul-2018 12:15:19 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 191555Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3002 RMK AO2 T02350107
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KMCD
7nm NW | 191555Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3004 RMK AO2 T02240075
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KPLN
17nm SW | 191554Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02390061
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KPLN
17nm SW | 191120Z 1912/2012 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM191900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM200000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM201000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200
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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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