FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN 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. |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 good condition | | basic, 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 RD. | | 54 ft. trees, 842 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLD THLD OVER +49 FT TREES, 980 FT DSTC, 380 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FRANKFORT CITY-CO ARPT AUTH 412 MAIN ST, P O BOX 351 FRANKFORT, MI 49635 Phone 231-352-9118 |
| Manager: | JAY T. DARLING 412 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 351 FRANKFORT, MI 49635 Phone 231-352-9118 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 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 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RC MODEL ACFT OPER W OF RY. |
| - | EXTSV SOARING ACTIVITY & GLIDER TOWING OPNS WEST OF RY. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
| - | 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 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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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Taken in October 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 23:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 17:22:33 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 13:22:33 |
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| METAR |
| KFKS | 121657Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A3033 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTVC 28nm E | 121120Z 121212 19004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 18008KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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