FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 field | | SANDUSKY VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 04W |
| DJBr287/22.5 | | DRYER VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 05W |
| MFDr358/34.0 | | MANSFIELD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PORT CLINTON | | 124/11.0 | | 423 | | 06W | | PCW | .--. -.-. .-- |
| TIFFIN | | 056/32.1 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
| ASHLAND | | 334/33.5 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| FOSTORIA | | 071/36.6 | | 379 | | 05W | | FZI | ..-. --.. .. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-25.973000N | | 41-26.019117N |
| Longitude: | 082-39.502600W | | 082-38.726217W |
| Elevation: | 576.1 ft. | | 575.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 085 true | | 270 magnetic, 265 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 183 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 176 ft. right of centerline RWY 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: | 41-26.222617N | | 41-25.796900N |
| Longitude: | 082-39.194467W | | 082-39.152633W |
| Elevation: | 574.5 ft. | | 579.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 176 true | | 001 magnetic, 356 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 405 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | 16 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 419-626-8775 |
| 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 307/day * | | 46% | local general aviation | | 40% | air taxi | | 12% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 May 2008 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (216KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 09:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunset | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 01:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 02:52:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 22:52:03 |
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| METAR |
KLPR 22nm E | 050153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 20/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02000156
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KCLE 36nm E | 050151Z 00000KT 10SM SCT065 OVC200 20/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02000133
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KMFD 38nm S | 050152Z 12003KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01780139
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CXHA 38nm N | 050200Z AUTO 22003KT 19/14 RMK AO1 SLP137 T01860143 56004
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KTDZ 38nm W | 050153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02000128 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KCLE 36nm E | 042331Z 0500/0606 23004KT P6SM BKN060 OVC200 FM050300 17004KT P6SM BKN060 OVC200 FM051800 32008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM060300 16004KT P6SM SKC
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KMFD 38nm S | 042331Z 0500/0524 VRB03KT P6SM OVC130 FM050900 16003KT 5SM BR SCT100 FM051400 07004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150
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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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