FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DRM |
| Lat/Long: | 46-00-33.5210N / 083-44-38.1630W 46-00.558683N / 083-44.636050W 46.0093114 / -83.7439342 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 668 ft. / 203.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49726 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | TORONTO CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1668 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (906-493-6410) |
- APCH AND DEP CTL PROVIDED BY TORONTO CENTRE ON 132.65/344.5.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SSMr140/33.9 | | SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 8/26 MKG FADED |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 46-00.417033N | | 46-00.619233N |
| Longitude: | 083-45.238367W | | 083-44.339633W |
| Elevation: | 659.4 ft. | | 657.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 072 true | | 259 magnetic, 252 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 650 ft. | | 170 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline +4 FT FENCE 20 FT DSTC; +10 FT HILL 10 FT DSTC 50 FT L; +18 FT BLDG 97 FT DSTC 50 FT R; +50 FT TREES 20 FT DSTC, 90 FT R/L. | | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline +6 FT FENCE 54 FT DSTC; +15 FT ROAD 110 FT DSTC; +20 FT BLDG, 0 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition RY 18/36 CENTER 20 FT PTN OF RY FM INTXN RY 18/36 N TO THE HANGAR LINE IS ASPH; REMAINDER OF RY TURF. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 46-00.417933N | | 46-00.829117N |
| Longitude: | 083-44.383500W | | 083-44.398950W |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 006 magnetic, 359 true | | 186 magnetic, 179 true |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 115 ft. both sides of centerline RWY 18 +55 FT TREES 1100 FT DSTC 20:1; ALSO +36 FT TREES; 105 R; 180 FT DSTC; 5:1. | | 50 ft. trees, 75 ft. left and right of centerline RY 18 APCH RATIO 20 :1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 63 FT TREES, 1260 FT DSTC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DRUMMOND TOWNSHIP P.O.BOX 245 DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI 49726 Phone 906-493-5321 |
| Manager: | JAMES BAILEY 34264 S. TOWNLINE RD. DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI 49726 Phone 906-493-5411 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OCNL GOLF CARTS & PEDESTRIANS CROSSING RY 08/26 DUE TO GOLF COURSE ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SVC (ADCUS) AVBL. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DRUMMOND ISL., YACHT HAVEN SEA PLANE BASE LCTD 1.5 MI N., CUSTOMS AVBL 906-632-8822, 906-632-7221. |
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 08 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCIU - Chippewa County International Airport (34 nm NW)
KPZQ - Presque Isle County Airport (36 nm S)
KMCD - Mackinac Island Airport (38 nm W)
KANJ - Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport/Sanderson Field (38 nm NW)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (39 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Patterson
Taken in the Summer of 2003
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 09:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:38 | | 01:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:18:58 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:18:58 |
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| METAR |
| KDRM | 181136Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3023 RMK AO2 T00880036
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| TAF |
CYAM 42nm NW | 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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CYZE 50nm E | 180938Z 1810/1822 VRB03KT P6SM BKN180 BECMG 1810/1812 11008KT FM181600 15010KT P6SM SCT100 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 181400Z
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| NOTAMs |
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