FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 08:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:38:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:38:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKS | 161433Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM BKN016 OVC021 12/08 A2973 RMK AO2 T01150080
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| TAF |
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KMBL
22nm S | 161120Z 1612/1712 25010G18KT P6SM OVC025 FM161400 26012G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC012 FM161800 30010G18KT 6SM -SHRA OVC011 FM170000 31006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC018 FM170700 32004KT P6SM OVC024 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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