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6Y6 St Helen Airport
St Helen, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 6Y6
Lat/Long: 44-22-00.0670N / 084-24-00.0460W
44-22.001117N / 084-24.000767W
44.3666853 / -84.4000128
(estimated)
Elevation: 1198 ft. / 365 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 1 mile SE of ST HELEN, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48656

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at HTL (12 nm W): 111.6 (989-366-4825)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HTLr093/11.4HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
BXZr315/11.9WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
CGGr149/(23.6)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARDWOOD304/15.323606WBHW -... .... .--
WIGGINS012/24.020904WGDW --. -.. .--
GRAYLING147/29.435906WGYG --. -.-- --.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2600 x 120 ft. / 792 x 37 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 12/30 & RY 18/36 & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH CONES.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 44-22.096667N44-21.888333N
Longitude: 084-24.158167W084-23.569667W
Elevation: 1198.0 ft.1198.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 830 ft.800 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 52 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 3:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVER 25 FT TREE, 75 FT DSTC, 125 FT L.
60 ft. trees, 371 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
RWY 30 APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD, +60' TREES 1257 FT DSTC, 60 FT R.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2600 x 110 ft. / 792 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-22.110333N44-21.687333N
Longitude: 084-24.146500W084-24.146500W
Elevation: 1198.0 ft.1198.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 825 ft.620 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 28 ft. trees, 95 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 OVER 72 FT TREES, 1440 FT DSTC, L/R.
18 ft. road, 40 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
RWY 36 APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVER 35 FT TREES, 0 FT DSTC, 120 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP
1410 N ST. HELEN RD
ST. HELEN, MI 48656
Phone 989-389-3213
Manager: PENDING
PO BOX 128
ST. HELEN, MI 48656
Phone 989-389-4062

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 61/month *
70% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD DEC THRU MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED.
HANGARS LOCATED 135 FT WEST OF CL RY 18/36.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (12 nm W)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (12 nm SE)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (23 nm NW)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (24 nm S)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (35 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3909:39
Sunrise06:1210:12
Sunset20:5500:55
Evening civil twilight21:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 20:59:28
Local (UTC-4)  13-May-2008 16:59:28
 
METAR
KHTL 
11nm W 
132053Z AUTO 17010G18KT 10SM CLR 20/05 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02000050 56030
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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COMFORT SUITES LAKESIDE 19.5 80-250
 

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Hotels in other cities near St Helen Airport

2 in West Branch
4 in Houghton Lake
 

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