FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
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 |
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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. |
| 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 |
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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 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 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (163KB) |
| 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 10-Dec-2019
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunrise | | 08:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 22:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2019 14:29:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Dec-2019 09:29:51 |
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| METAR |
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KSLH
7nm S | 101416Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR M10/M14 A2990 RMK AO2 T11051136
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KMCD
7nm NW | 101415Z AUTO 04006KT 1 1/4SM -SN BKN007 BKN010 OVC014 M10/M12 A2990 RMK AO2 T11021121
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KPLN
17nm SW | 101354Z AUTO 36007KT 9SM OVC037 M09/M13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP140 T10941133
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KPLN
17nm SW | 101133Z 1012/1112 33010G18KT 6SM -SHSN OVC028 TEMPO 1012/1013 2SM -SHSN FM101500 33009G16KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM101700 29007KT 6SM -SHSN OVC035 FM102000 28008KT 6SM -SHSN BKN027 FM102300 27010G18KT 6SM -SHSN OVC027 FM110100 27010G18KT 2SM -SHSN OVC026 FM110800 26014G23KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC020
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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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