FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 799 ft. / 243.5 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: | 1599 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 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) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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 |
| SSMr218/11.7 | | SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
| PLNr018/38.1 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KOLOE | | 155/5.7 | | 400 | | 06W | | CI | -.-. .. |
| DRUMMOND ISLAND | | 303/33.7 | | 218 | | 07W | | DRM | -.. .-. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 7201 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 46-15.381187N | | 46-14.355282N |
| Longitude: | 084-28.685778W | | 084-27.831822W |
| Elevation: | 798.5 ft. | | 793.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 156 magnetic, 150 true | | 336 magnetic, 330 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, 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: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 46-15.299808N | | 46-15.300252N |
| Longitude: | 084-29.057767W | | 084-27.872010W |
| Elevation: | 791.4 ft. | | 799.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 090 true | | 276 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision |
| 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 51 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 ECON DEV CORP 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: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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 2011 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
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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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunset | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:43:02 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:43:02 |
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| METAR |
| KCIU | 181215Z AUTO 11010KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A3023 RMK AO1
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CYAM 13nm N | 181200Z 08007KT 15SM FEW100 BKN160 BKN200 09/05 A3023 RMK AC2AC3CC2 SLP240
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KANJ 14nm N | 181155Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00890028 10089 20061 53004
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| TAF |
CYAM 13nm N | 180738Z 1808/1820 08006KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 FM181000 08006KT P6SM OVC140 FM181400 12008KT P6SM BKN080 OVC140 FM181600 13008KT P6SM OVC050 RMK NXT FCST BY 181400Z
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| NOTAMs |
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