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KCFS Tuscola Area Airport
Caro, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: CFS
Lat/Long: 43-27-31.9030N / 083-26-43.6046W
43-27.531717N / 083-26.726743W
43.4588619 / -83.4454457
(estimated)
Elevation: 704 ft. / 214.6 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
Pattern altitude: 1704 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; REIL & PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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: 4302 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 43-27.242712N43-27.693605N
Longitude: 083-27.221942W083-26.472488W
Elevation: 684.6 ft.700.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 056 magnetic, 050 true236 magnetic, 230 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: 59 ft. trees, 1391 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear33 ft. trees, 860 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 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: 43-27.744598N43-27.558688N
Longitude: 083-26.722463W083-26.275807W
Elevation: 704.3 ft.689.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 126 magnetic, 120 true306 magnetic, 300 true
Displaced threshold: no564 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 1750 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear49 ft. trees, 594 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
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: 43
Single engine airplanes: 36
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 37/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

- DEER ON ARPT.
- RDO CTL ACFT OPR S OF RY INTERSECTION.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (174KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (183KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (160KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

77G - Marlette Airport (18 nm SE)
KHYX - Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (18 nm W)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
D95 - Dupont-Lapeer Airport (25 nm S)
6G0 - Athelone Williams Memorial Airport (26 nm S)
  
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From to KCFS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3409:34
Sunrise06:0710:07
Sunset20:5300:53
Evening civil twilight21:2701:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:14:53
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 08:14:53
 
METAR
KCFS 181135Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM BKN065 OVC075 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01180085
KHYX 
18nm W 		181132Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM SCT070 OVC085 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
28nm W 		181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
KFNT 
32nm SW 		181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 10010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Woody'zzz Motel
 989-673-5225
toll-free 1-866-758-8778
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