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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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.799.4 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 2007

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 16   download (262KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED**   download (306KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED**   download (265KB)
VOR-A **NEW**   download (264KB)
NDB RWY 34   download (208KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (17KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (51KB)

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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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5811:58
Sunrise07:3012:30
Sunset17:1322:13
Evening civil twilight17:4522:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 16:15:22
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 11:15:22
 
METAR
KCIU 081555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3018 RMK AO1
CYAM 
13nm N 
081500Z 06002KT 15SM FEW010 FEW140 FEW260 06/01 A3018 RMK SC1AC1CI1 SLP226
KANJ 
14nm N 
081555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00780006
TAF
CYAM 
13nm N 
081339Z 0814/0902 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 BECMG 0814/0816 22006KT FM081900 22006KT P6SM FEW080 BKN160 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT160 RMK NXT FCST BY 082000Z
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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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