AirNav: 6Y3 - North Fox Island Airport

6Y3

North Fox Island Airport
North Fox Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	6Y3
Lat/Long:	45-28-55.5500N 085-46-51.0000W 45-28.925833N 085-46.850000W 45.4820972,-85.7808333 (estimated)
Elevation:	639 ft. / 195 m (estimated)
From city:	1 mile NE of NORTH FOX ISLAND, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49782

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/2017
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, UNREL DUE TO TREES.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SJX (15 nm NE):	118.075 (231-448-3081)

Airport Services

Parking:

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Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	45-28.803000N	45-29.048667N
Longitude:	085-47.154500W	085-46.545500W
Elevation:	639.0 ft.	639.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	060 true	240 true
Displaced threshold:	804 ft.	999 ft.
Obstructions:	36 ft. trees, 10 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline	63 ft. trees, 80 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	MICHIGAN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 8015 S MACKINAW TRL CADILLAC, MI 49601-9746 Phone 231-775-9727 EXTN 6030 OR 231-732-3541 EXTN 5430.
Manager:	GENERAL GRANT 1711 W COLLEGE ST BOZEMAN, MT 59715-4913 Phone 313-912-6161

Additional Remarks

-	REMOTE ISLAND, NO SVCS & NO SHELTER & NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE.
-	WATCH FOR ACFT TAXIING & TAKING OFF BFR LDG.
-	SAFETY BRIEFING & PILOT INFO AVBL AT HTTPS://THERAF.ORG/
-	BIRDS, WILDLIFE, & SNAKES ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD; RWYS NOT PLOWED & SOFT IN SPRING & AFT RAIN.
-	TALL TREES ALQUADS.
-	SEE DNR RULES POSTED NEAR PRKG.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	OVERFLY THE FLD BFR ENTERING TFC PAT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSJX - Beaver Island Airport (15 nm NE)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (34 nm NW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (37 nm E)
N98 - Boyne City Municipal Airport (37 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:04	11:04
Sunrise	07:34	11:34
Sunset	19:37	23:37
Evening civil twilight	20:06	00:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Sep-2025 16:24:51
Local (UTC-4)	24-Sep-2025 12:24:51

METAR

KSJX 16nm NE	241555Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM FEW008 OVC014 18/16 A3005 RMK AO2
KCVX 24nm SE	241555Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM SCT017 BKN024 BKN070 19/16 A3004 RMK AO2

TAF

KPLN 42nm E	241133Z 2412/2512 00000KT P6SM FEW003 BKN035 TEMPO 2412/2413 3SM BR FM241400 07005KT P6SM OVC015 FM241700 08006KT P6SM BKN028 FM242000 05006KT P6SM BKN040 FM250400 00000KT P6SM BKN028 FM250700 00000KT 3SM BR BKN008
KTVC 46nm S	241120Z 2412/2512 25003KT 6SM BR FEW009 BKN024 FM241400 05005KT P6SM BKN013 FM241600 01006KT P6SM BKN030 FM241900 01006KT P6SM BKN040 FM250800 00000KT 6SM BR BKN028

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