FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 APRIL 2021
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: | JAMES R GILLIGAN III
PO BOX 898
POINTE AUX PINS, MI 49775-0898
Phone 231-838-0029
OR 231-634-7030. |
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 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 22 April 2021 at 0901Z to 20 May 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| 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 11-May-2021
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-May-2021 14:05:14 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-May-2021 10:05:14 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 111355Z AUTO 30011G17KT 10SM BKN024 OVC040 05/01 A3022 RMK AO2
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KMCD
7nm NW | 111355Z AUTO 33010G14KT 10SM SCT020 BKN090 BKN120 05/00 A3022 RMK AO2 T00481002
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KPLN
17nm SW | 111354Z AUTO 32011G21KT 10SM -RA BKN022 OVC026 06/00 A3024 RMK AO2 RAB53 SLP247 P0000 T00560000
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KPLN
17nm SW | 111138Z 1112/1212 31009KT P6SM BKN014 OVC060 FM111400 32008KT P6SM BKN024 FM111600 32011G19KT P6SM BKN035 FM112100 32013G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM120200 32006KT P6SM SKC
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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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