FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKS |
| Lat/Long: | 44-37-30.7900N / 086-12-02.9100W
44-37.513167N / 086-12.048500W
44.6252194 / -86.2008083
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 633 ft. / 192.9 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 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG
FOR ATNDT AFTR HRS CALL 231-383-2518 (AMGR CELL) OR 231-633-8853 (ASST. MGR. CELL) OR 231-352-9118 (ARPT OFC). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; REIL RY 33; PAPI RY 33 - CTAF. |
| 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-3: | 118.325 (231-352-7573) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED 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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| MBLr011/21.4 | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| TVCr267/27.9 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CADILLAC | | 306/39.7 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF-SERVE W/ MAJOR CREDIT CARD |
| Parking: | 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 139 true | | 323 magnetic, 319 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1094 ft. | | 111 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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 RD. | | 54 ft. trees, 842 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left and right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLD THLDP; 68 FT TREES 1365 FT DSTC, 250 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FRANKFORT CITY-CO ARPT AUTH
650 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635
Phone 231-352-9118
ASST MGR PHONE 231-383-2518 |
| Manager: | JAY T. DARLING
650 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635
Phone 231-352-9118 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 40/week * | | 100% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RC MODEL ACFT OPER W OF RY. |
| - | ADMIN. BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS 532100 TYPED IN SEQUENCE ONE AT A TIME. |
| - | RAMP FEE FOR BOTH COML AND NON-COML ACFT. |
| - | 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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (168KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (122KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:56:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 04:56:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKS | 130753Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC033 14/08 A2999 RMK AO2 T01410084
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| TAF |
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KMBL
22nm S | 130750Z 1308/1406 35010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN030 FM131300 35014G23KT P6SM SCT035 FM140100 01005KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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