AirNav: Y70 - Ionia County Airport

Y70

Ionia County Airport
Ionia, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020

Location

FAA Identifier:	Y70
Lat/Long:	42-56-16.5403N 085-03-38.0629W 42-56.275672N 085-03.634382W 42.9379279,-85.0605730 (estimated)
Elevation:	817.8 ft. / 249.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (2000)
From city:	3 miles S of IONIA, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48846

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0900-DUSK CLOSED MAJOR HOLIDAYS
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI RY 09 & 27, AND REIL RY 27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	118.9 (616-523-1852)
GREAT LAKES APPROACH:	118.65
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE:	118.65

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQS 128.4 (GRAND RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
VIOr069/21.2		VICTORY VOR/DME		115.95		04W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
KNOBS		086/14.2		263		06W		GR	--. .-.

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:

4298 x 75 ft. / 1310 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

19.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

42-56.276868N

42-56.269148N

Longitude:

085-04.264662W

085-03.301688W

Elevation:

813.8 ft.

802.4 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

096 magnetic, 091 true

276 magnetic, 271 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

no
REIL OTS INDEFLY.

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	4261 x 340 ft. / 1299 x 104 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	BOTH ENDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions:	RY 18/36 CLSD N0V 15-APR 15.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	42-56.629043N	42-55.927672N
Longitude:	085-03.484297W	085-03.484297W
Elevation:	803.5 ft.	817.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	184 magnetic, 179 true	004 magnetic, 359 true
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	66 ft. trees, 858 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear	56 ft. tree, 1008 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear APPR RATIO 20:1 STRAIGHT OUT

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	IONIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 W. MAIN IONIA, MI 48846 Phone 616-527-5300
Manager:	MATT KUHNS 3147 S STATE RD IONIA, MI 48846 Phone (616) 523-9136

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		58
Single engine airplanes:		36
Multi engine airplanes:		4
Gliders airplanes:		18

Aircraft operations: avg 57/day *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018

Additional Remarks

-	EXTENSIVE SOARING ACTIVITY.
-	ACFT PKD ADJ TO RYS 09/27 & 18/36 DURING GLIDER OPERATIONS.
-	GLIDER OPNS CONDUCTED SOUTH OF RY 09/27 & WEST OF RY 18/36; USE FREQ 123.3 IN PRACTICE AREA. GLIDERS USE 122.8 IN TFC PATTERN.
-	LDG FEE FOR COMMERCIAL ACFT, $30 S.E., $75 M.E.
-	TREES OBST VIEW BTWN RY 18 AND RYS 9 & 27 ENDS.
-	HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL HELI ADJ SOUTH OF RY 9/27.
-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A52-09	ALSO +25 FT PLINE 1154 FT DIST 38:1.

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 21 May 2020 at 0901Z to 18 June 2020 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27		download (203KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (122KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (21 nm W)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (21 nm SW)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (23 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Tal Reichert Photo taken 29-Jul-2012 looking north. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ionia County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Jun-2020

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:28	09:28
Sunrise	06:03	10:03
Sunset	21:15	01:15
Evening civil twilight	21:50	01:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Jun-2020 11:31:24
Local (UTC-4)	06-Jun-2020 07:31:24

METAR

KY70

061110Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2997 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRR 20nm W	060541Z 0606/0706 28004KT P6SM SCT080 FM061300 32009KT P6SM SKC FM061800 31011G20KT P6SM SKC
KLAN 23nm SE	060541Z 0606/0706 28003KT P6SM SCT080 FM061300 31009KT P6SM SKC FM061800 32011G20KT P6SM SKC

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