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6Y9 Prickett-Grooms Field Airport
Sidnaw, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 6Y9
Lat/Long: 46-30-59.7910N / 088-42-00.4980W
46-30.996517N / 088-42.008300W
46.5166086 / -88.7001383
(estimated)
Elevation: 1372 ft. / 418.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of SIDNAW, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49970

Airport Operations

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

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAND O LAKES046/30.539602WLNL .-.. -. .-..
ONTONAGON126/33.937500WOGM --- --. --

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
SOFT WHEN WET; CALL 906-355-2257 TO VFY COND.
Runway edge markings: 10/28 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.no
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 67 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
12:1 AT DSPLCD THLD AND 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.
50 ft. trees, 60 ft. both sides of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SHCAHA
7370 BROADMOOR AVE. S.E.
CALEDONIA, MI 49316
Phone 616-554-8860
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY AIRPORT & HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
Manager: EDWARD FREDERICK
7025 68TH ST SE
CALEDONIA, MI 49316
Phone 616-822-7151
AMGR LIVES ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 150/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

RYS NOT PLOWED. ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVERED.
CAMPING & CABINS ADJACENT, 906-355-2257

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLNL - Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (30 nm SW)
KOGM - Ontonagon County - Schuster Field Airport (34 nm NW)
KCMX - Houghton County Memorial Airport (40 nm N)
KEGV - Eagle River Union Airport (42 nm SW)
KIMT - Ford Airport (48 nm SE)
 
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From to 6Y9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3009:30
Sunrise06:0910:09
Sunset21:5001:50
Evening civil twilight22:2802:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 21:38:06
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 17:38:06
 
METAR
KLNL 
30nm SW 
042115Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 24/05 A3000 RMK AO2 T02390048
KCMX 
40nm N 
042053Z AUTO 27013KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02170061 58016
KEGV 
43nm SW 
042115Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM SCT065 25/07 A2998 RMK AO2 T02500068
KIMT 
48nm SE 
042054Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM FEW070 25/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02500067 58017
TAF
KCMX 
40nm N 
041722Z 0418/0518 32008KT P6SM SCT060 FM050100 30005KT P6SM SKC FM050500 31005KT P6SM BKN050
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