FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKS |
| Lat/Long: | 44-37-30.7260N 086-12-03.0790W
44-37.512100N 086-12.051317W
44.6252017,-86.2008553
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 633.2 ft. / 193.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of FRANKFORT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49635 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG
ON CALL ATTENDANT 231-352-9118. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 33; PAPI RWY 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF (3 MIKE CLICKS TURNS OFF). |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LOCATED ON HILL 1.25 MILES NW OF ARPT. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.325 (231-352-7573) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/338.3 (TRAVERSE CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TVCr267/27.9 | | TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:AVBL SELF SER VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4050 x 75 ft. / 1234 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 44-37.764933N | | 44-37.259267N |
| Longitude: | 086-12.355367W | | 086-11.747300W |
| Elevation: | 633.2 ft. | | 606.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 139 true | | 323 magnetic, 319 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1094 ft. | | 111 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
+20 FT ROAD. | | 56 ft. tree, 636 ft. from runway, 328 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FRANKFORT CITY-CO ARPT AUTH
650 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9785
Phone 231-651-0751 |
| Manager: | RICHARD BAYER
650 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9785
Phone 231-651-0751 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UAS OPR WEST OF RWY 15/33. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACES, PRESS 5-3-2-1. |
| - | RAMP FEE FOR COML ACFT. |
| - | HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN LAKESHORE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS 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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (136KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (337KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMBL - Manistee County/Blacker Airport (21 nm S)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (27 nm E)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (40 nm SE)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (41 nm S)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (48 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in October 2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 31-May-2023
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 21:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Jun-2023 00:28:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 31-May-2023 20:28:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKS | 010015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A3001 RMK AO2 T02800157
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| TAF |
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KMBL
22nm S | 311720Z 3118/0118 28007KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM010100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM011500 15006KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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