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KDRM
(formerly Y66)
Drummond Island Airport
Drummond Island, Michigan, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
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
SSMr140/33.9SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME112.2004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DRUMMOND ISLANDat field21807WDRM -.. .-. --
ROGERS CITY012/36.421507WPZQ .--. --.. --.-

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 excellent condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 8/26 MKG FADED
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 46-00.417033N46-00.619233N
Longitude: 083-45.238367W083-44.339633W
Elevation: 659.4 ft.657.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 079 magnetic, 072 true259 magnetic, 252 true
Displaced threshold: 650 ft.170 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good 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 lightsyes, 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 18/36

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 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 46-00.829117N46-00.417933N
Longitude: 083-44.398950W083-44.383500W
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 186 magnetic, 179 true006 magnetic, 359 true
Obstructions: 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.
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.

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: 11
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

OCNL GOLF CARTS & PEDESTRIANS CROSSING RY 08/26 DUE TO GOLF COURSE ON BOTH SIDES.
FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SVC (ADCUS) AVBL.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.
BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 08 **CHANGED**   download (257KB)
GPS RWY 26 **CHANGED**   download (225KB)
NDB RWY 26 **CHANGED**   download (226KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

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
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Aerial photo of KDRM (Drummond Island Airport)
Photo by Bob Patterson
Taken in the Summer of 2003

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From to KDRM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1712:17
Sunrise07:5012:50
Sunset16:5421:54
Evening civil twilight17:2722:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:19:02
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 15:19:02
 
METAR
KDRM 251954Z AUTO 15004KT 5SM BR SCT004 SCT010 OVC018 08/07 A2960 RMK AO2
TAF
CYAM 
42nm NW 
251338Z 2514/2602 09006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 TEMPO 2514/2522 6SM -RA BR SCT004 OVC010 BECMG 2515/2517 06010KT FM252200 36008KT 6SM -RA BR SCT004 OVC010 TEMPO 2522/2602 2SM -DZ BR OVC004 RMK NXT FCST BY 252000Z
CYZE 
50nm E 
251701Z 2517/2523 11010G20KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 TEMPO 2517/2520 6SM -RA BR OVC010 FM252000 19012KT 6SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC012 TEMPO 2520/2523 2SM -DZ BR OVC007 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 252000Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bailey's Services 906-493-5411
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100LL Jet A
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