FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | SJX |
Lat/Long: | 45-41-32.0000N 085-33-59.8000W 45-41.533333N 085-33.996667W 45.6922222,-85.5666111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 669.8 ft. / 204.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (1995) |
From city: | 4 miles SW of BEAVER ISLAND, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49782 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SJX (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (231-448-3081) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PLNr282/38.0 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4299 x 75 ft. / 1310 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 45-41.493128N | | 45-41.483850N |
Longitude: | 085-34.662907W | | 085-33.653670W |
Elevation: | 669.7 ft. | | 667.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 67 ft. tree, 1139 ft. from runway, 341 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 3278 x 120 ft. / 999 x 37 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES; DTHR MKD WITH 3 CONES EACH SIDE. |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 45-41.715445N | | 45-41.349053N |
Longitude: | 085-34.071692W | | 085-33.507067W |
Elevation: | 666.3 ft. | | 668.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 137 magnetic, 132 true | | 317 magnetic, 312 true |
Displaced threshold: | 522 ft. | | 571 ft. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 125 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 15 ft. road, 75 ft. from runway, 133 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 2054 x 120 ft. / 626 x 37 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES; DTHR MKD WITH 3 CONES EACH SIDE. |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 45-41.509102N | | 45-41.749783N |
Longitude: | 085-34.161110W | | 085-33.822402W |
Elevation: | 665.5 ft. | | 664.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 044 true | | 229 magnetic, 224 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 763 ft. |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 1238 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 40 ft. trees, 185 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ST JAMES & PEAINE TOWNSHIPS BEAVER ISLAND AIRPORT BEAVER ISLAND, MI 49782 Phone 231-448-2750 |
Manager: | RACHEL TEAGUE PO BOX 134 BEAVER ISLAND, MI 49782-0134 Phone 231-237-9482 CELL 231-675-5391. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | 60% | air taxi | 40% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (188KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (181KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (30 nm NW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (32 nm SE)
KPLN - Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport (33 nm E)
83D - Mackinac County Airport (37 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken early September 2005
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 10-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 09:16 |
Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
Sunset | | 21:30 | | 01:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 22:08 | | 02:08 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-Jun-2023 04:14:09 |
Local (UTC-4) | 10-Jun-2023 00:14:09 |
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METAR |
KSJX | 100355Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM BKN120 15/08 A2981 RMK AO2 T01450083
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TAF |
KPLN 33nm E | 091739Z 0918/1018 28009G16KT P6SM FEW230 FM092300 28006KT P6SM FEW200 FM100700 00000KT P6SM SCT190 FM101300 25005KT P6SM SCT100
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NOTAMs |
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