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KFKS Frankfort Dow Memorial Field
Frankfort, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

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
FOR ON CALL ATTENDANT CALL AMGR.
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
TVCr267/27.9TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME114.6002W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:AVBL SELF SVC VIA 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: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 44-37.764933N44-37.259267N
Longitude: 086-12.355367W086-11.747300W
Elevation: 633.2 ft.606.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 139 true323 magnetic, 319 true
Displaced threshold: 1094 ft.111 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
+20 FT ROAD.		54 ft. tree, 896 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 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 231-352-9118
Manager: BROOKE TRENTHAM POPP
650 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9785
Phone 231-352-9118
CELL 231-383-2126.

Additional Remarks

- 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (224KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (212KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0110:01
Sunrise06:3310:33
Sunset20:5000:50
Evening civil twilight21:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-May-2025 15:32:38
Local (UTC-4)  03-May-2025 11:32:38
 
METAR
KFKS 031515Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM SCT013 OVC020 06/03 A3008 RMK AO2 T00600029
TAF
KMBL 
22nm S 		031135Z 0312/0412 03004KT P6SM BKN012 FM031700 36007KT P6SM BKN014 FM031900 34008KT P6SM SCT017 FM040300 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field 231-352-9118
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100LL
SS $5.99 
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