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KCIU Chippewa County International Airport
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: CIU
Lat/Long: 46-15-02.7000N / 084-28-20.6000W
46-15.045000N / 084-28.343333W
46.2507500 / -84.4723889
(estimated)
Elevation: 800 ft. / 243.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 15 miles S of SAULT STE MARIE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49788

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: TORONTO CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1800
AFT HRS CALL 906-495-5532.
Pattern altitude: 1600 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 16/34 MIRL RY 09/27; PAPI RYS 16, 09 & 27; REIL RYS 09, 27 & MALSR RY 16, & PAPI & REIL RY 34 APR-NOV - CTAF. RY 34 PAPI & REIL OPERATE CONTINUOSLY DEC - MAR.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: 24 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 906-495-5631.
International operations: international airport of entry

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 127.575 (906-495-7134)
WX ASOS at ANJ (14 nm N): 118.375 (906-632-8501)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY TORONTO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.65/344.5 (SAULT ENROUTE).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SSMr218/11.7SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME112.2004W
PLNr018/38.1PELLSTON VORTAC111.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KOLOE155/5.740006WCI -.-. ..
DRUMMOND ISLAND303/33.721807WDRM -.. .-. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 7200 x 200 ft. / 2195 x 61 m
Surface: concrete/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 155.0
Double wheel: 330.0
Double tandem: 600.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 46-15.381170N46-14.355293N
Longitude: 084-28.685763W084-27.831807W
Elevation: 798.7 ft.793.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 156 magnetic, 150 true336 magnetic, 330 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4999 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 46-15.299742N46-15.300272N
Longitude: 084-29.057732W084-27.872000W
Elevation: 791.8 ft.789.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 090 true276 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 57 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear51 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CHIPPEWA COUNTY EDC
5019 W AIRPORT DR
KINCHELOE, MI 49788
Phone 906-495-5631
EDC - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Manager: KATHY L NOEL
5019 W AIRPORT DR
KINCHELOE, MI 49788
Phone 906-495-5631

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 20
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 46/week *
61% commercial
17% local general aviation
12% transient general aviation
8% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
EXPC SNOW RMVL ACTIVITY DLY DEC-MAR
ALL TWYS CLSD EXCEPT TWYS 'A', 'C' & 'D' FM DEC TO APR. CHECK NOTAMS FOR SPECIFIC SCHEDULE OR CTC AMGR 906-495-5631.
VEHICLE TESTING IN PROGRESS DURING WINTER MONTHS ON SECTIONS FO CLSD/ABNDD PARALLEL TWY, SE OF APCH END RY 34. AREA MAY BE PLOWED TO BARE SFC BUT IS NOT AVBL FOR ACFT ARRS OR DEPS.
AIRFIELD SFC COND UNMONITORED 1600-0800.

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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 16 **CHANGED**   download (262KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED**   download (207KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED**   download (203KB)
VOR OR TACAN-A **CHANGED**   download (249KB)
NDB RWY 34 **CHANGED**   download (208KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (17KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KANJ - Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport/Sanderson Field (14 nm N)
KMCD - Mackinac Island Airport (24 nm S)
83D - Mackinac County Airport (24 nm SW)
KDRM - Drummond Island Airport (34 nm SE)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (36 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2009:20
Sunrise05:5709:57
Sunset21:2901:29
Evening civil twilight22:0702:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2008 08:17:40
Local (UTC-4)  09-Jul-2008 04:17:40
 
METAR
KCIU 090755Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM OVC055 14/12 A2975 RMK AO1
CYAM 
13nm N 
090700Z 28003KT 10SM SCT056 BKN082 15/14 A2974 RMK SC4AC2 SLP071
KANJ 
14nm N 
090755Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW060 14/12 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP061 T01390122
TAF
CYAM 
13nm N 
090222Z 090214 28005KT 4SM BR SCT002 BKN020 TEMPO 0204 P6SM NSW FEW002 BKN030 PROB30 0204 3/4SM BR OVC002 FM0400Z 34010KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0408 BKN025 RMK NXT FCST BY 08Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (FBO) 906-495-3835
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