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KSKY Griffing Sandusky Airport
Sandusky, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: SKY
Lat/Long: 41-26-00.1000N / 082-39-08.4000W
41-26.001667N / 082-39.140000W
41.4333611 / -82.6523333
(estimated)
Elevation: 580 ft. / 176.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of SANDUSKY, OH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 44870

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1937
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CLE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1900
ARPT CLOSED CHRISTMAS & THANKSGIVING.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes
International operations: international airport of entry

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
CLEVELAND APPROACH: 126.35 [0600-2300]
CLEVELAND DEPARTURE: 126.35 [0600-2300]
WX AWOS-3 at PCW (11 nm NW): 118.775 (419-734-9955)
WX AWOS-3 at S24 (19 nm SW): 119.575 (419-547-6932)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SKY at fieldSANDUSKY VOR/DME109.2004W
DJBr287/22.5DRYER VOR/DME113.6005W
MFDr358/34.0MANSFIELD VORTAC108.8003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PORT CLINTON125/11.042307WPCW .--. -.-. .--
TIFFIN056/32.526905WTII - .. ..
ASHLAND334/33.532907WAAU .- .- ..-
FOSTORIA071/36.637905WFZI ..-. --.. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3559 x 60 ft. / 1085 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 9.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-25.973000N41-26.019117N
Longitude: 082-39.502600W082-38.726217W
Elevation: 576.1 ft.575.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 085 true270 magnetic, 265 true
Displaced threshold: 187 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 17 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 176 ft. right of centerline
RY 09 +17 FT RD 95 FT FM250 FT R; +48 FT TREE 112 FT FM 110 FT L, +12 FT MOUND 0 FT FM 160 FT L.
43 ft. trees, 321 ft. from runway, 253 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+6 FT BRUSH 0 FT FM L/R.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2593 x 40 ft. / 790 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-26.222617N41-25.796900N
Longitude: 082-39.194467W082-39.152633W
Elevation: 574.5 ft.579.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 176 true001 magnetic, 356 true
Displaced threshold: no405 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none16 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline
+16 FT RD 157 FT FM 125 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GRIFFING-SANDUSKY ARPT, INC.
3115 CLEVELAND RD
SANDUSKY, OH 44870
Phone 419-626-5161
Manager: TOM GRIFFING
3115 CLEVELAND RD
SANDUSKY, OH 44870
Phone 419-626-5161

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 44
Single engine airplanes: 35
Multi engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 307/day *
46% local general aviation
40% air taxi
12% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 02 August 2010

Additional Remarks

WATERFOWL BIRD HAZARD ADJ TO ARPT.
DEER 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
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27   download (183KB)
VOR RWY 27   download (173KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (164KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPCW - Carl R Keller Field Airport (11 nm NW)
5A1 - Norwalk-Huron County Airport (12 nm S)
S24 - Sandusky County Regional Airport (19 nm SW)
KLPR - Lorain County Regional Airport (22 nm E)
14G - Fremont Airport (24 nm W)
 
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From to KSKY

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1711:17
Sunrise07:4511:45
Sunset18:4822:48
Evening civil twilight19:1623:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 20:41:48
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 16:41:48
 
METAR
KPCW 
11nm NW 
161954Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM OVC100 19/09 A2984 RMK AO2 T01880088 $
KLPR 
22nm E 
161953Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM FEW100 19/13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01940133
TAF
KCLE 
36nm E 
161839Z 1619/1724 25015KT P6SM FEW008 BKN020 OVC060 TEMPO 1619/1620 2SM -SHRA FM162200 25008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120 FM170400 25008KT P6SM OVC018 FM171800 23005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC018
KMFD 
38nm S 
161740Z 1618/1718 25010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC035 FM162100 25010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN120 FM162300 25006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120 FM170300 24005KT P6SM OVC018 FM171600 25006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC012
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Griffing Flying Service 419-626-5161
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $6.61 $5.21 
 Updated 07-Oct-2013
 
   14 read write
FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Griffing Sandusky Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Griffing Sandusky Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KSKY have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
GREAT WOLF LODGE SANDUSKY OH 1.7 180-260
COMFORT INN SANDUSKY 2.4 89-169
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN SANDUSKY/LAKE ERIE 2.2 69-79
CEDAR POINTS CASTAWAY BAY 1.6 
KNIGHTS INN SANDUSKY OH 0.7 74-82
COMFORT INN MAINGATE 1.8 89-104
BEST BUDGET INN N CEDAR POINT 1.4 99-144
RODEWAY INN SOUTH 1.8 55-90
SUPER 8 SANDUSKY NORTH OH 2.1 110-136
SOUTH SHORE INN 1.3 85-184
 

Other hotels near Griffing Sandusky Airport

Miles Price ($)
VALUE INN MOTEL SANDUSKY 0.9 
DUSK TO DAWN HOTEL 1.4 55-249
CEDAR POINTS BREAKERS EXPRESS 1.4 
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - SANDUSKY AMUSEMENT PARK 1.6 90-91
HOWARD JOHNSON INN SANDUSKY PARK N. ENTRANCE 1.6 95-110
QUALITY INN & SUITES CEDAR POINT 1.6 90-140
LA QUINTA INN SANDUSKY-CEDAR POINT 1.6 94-95
ECONO LODGE NORTH 1.6 65-66
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES SOUTH 1.6 70-71
DAYS INN SANDUSKY OH 2.0 110-180
SLEEP INN SANDUSKY 2.1 100-101

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Griffing Sandusky Airport

27 in Sandusky
4 in Huron
5 in Milan
3 in Norwalk
1 in Bellevue
11 in Port Clinton
1 in Clyde
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Cedar Point Amusement Park 419-627-2350
no information available

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4 miles  
   1 read write
 

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