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KCFS
(formerly 78D) 		Tuscola Area Airport
Caro, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: CFS
Lat/Long: 43-27-31.8530N / 083-26-43.7120W
43-27.530883N / 083-26.728533W
43.4588481 / -83.4454756
(estimated)
Elevation: 701 ft. / 213.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of CARO, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48723

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1944
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CFS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; REIL & PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.275 (989-672-4182)
SAGINAW APPROACH: 120.95
SAGINAW DEPARTURE: 120.95
WX AWOS-3 at HYX (18 nm W): 118.325 (989-752-3408)
  • APCH/DEP PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBSr102/27.8SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
BAXr231/28.0BAD AXE VOR/DME108.2005W
FNTr030/32.3FLINT VORTAC116.9006W
ECKr298/34.0PECK VORTAC114.0007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BROWNE091/18.138506WHYX .... -.-- -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 989-673-2849.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 43-27.242950N43-27.680817N
Longitude: 083-27.224383W083-26.460950W
Elevation: 685.7 ft.701.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 052 true238 magnetic, 232 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 79 ft. trees, 1583 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear23 ft. trees, 581 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2300 x 110 ft. / 701 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 12/30 THLDS & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH CONES.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 43-27.755167N43-27.564633N
Longitude: 083-26.739683W083-26.290567W
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 126 magnetic, 120 true306 magnetic, 300 true
Displaced threshold: no500 ft.
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 1750 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear49 ft. trees, 594 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
RWY 30 APCH RATIO 22:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; 49 FT TREES 1094 FT FM DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TUSCOLA AREA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
157 N. STATE ST.
CARO, MI 48723
Phone 989-673-2849
Manager: ERIC M. ENGLER
157 N. STATE ST
CARO, MI 48723
Phone 989-673-4301

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 47
Single engine airplanes: 40
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

- DEER ON ARPT.
- TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MBS CD AND FLT SVCS.

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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS-A **CHANGED**   download (202KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (26KB)

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6G0 - Athelone Williams Memorial Airport (26 nm S)
  
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From to KCFS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1211:12
Sunrise07:4011:40
Sunset19:0223:02
Evening civil twilight19:3123:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Oct-2008 03:50:18
Local (UTC-4)  07-Oct-2008 23:50:18
 
METAR
KCFS 080337Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3003 RMK AO2
KHYX 
18nm W 		080336Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
28nm W 		072321Z 080024 12008KT P6SM OVC100 FM0600 12008KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC090 FM0900 14008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC018 FM1200 19008KT 2SM RA BR OVC007 FM1700 21010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC012 FM2000 24011KT P6SM BKN022 BKN040
KFNT 
32nm SW 		072321Z 080024 12008KT P6SM OVC100 FM0500 14008KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC090 FM0900 14008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC018 FM1200 19008KT 2SM RA BR OVC009 FM1700 21010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC012 FM2000 24011KT P6SM BKN022 BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Engler Flying Service 989-673-4301
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$5.32 
Jet A 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Tuscola Area Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tuscola Area Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Woody'zzz Motel
 989-672-5225
866-758-8778
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 Comfortable, clean rooms, FREE high-speed internet, FREE breakfast. Conveniently located to the airport.

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