FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y70 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-56-16.7911N / 085-03-38.0058W 42-56.279852N / 085-03.633430W 42.9379975 / -85.0605572 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 818 ft. / 249.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of IONIA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48846 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| 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: | RDO-CTL ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.8. ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI & REIL RY 27 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LANSING APPROACH: | 118.65 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LANr315/20.7 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| GRRr069/21.2 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| BTLr015/38.6 | | BATTLE CREEK VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALMA | | 212/26.1 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
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: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-56.276833N | | 42-56.266983N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.265500W | | 085-03.301800W |
| Elevation: | 815.0 ft. | | 804.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 091 true | | 276 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no RY 09 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1020 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear ALSO +25 FT PLINE 1154 FT DIST 38:1. | | 96 ft. trees, 2600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4290 x 340 ft. / 1308 x 104 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | ENDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 18/36 CLSD N0V 15-APR 15. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-56.641900N | | 42-55.935783N |
| Longitude: | 085-03.495000W | | 085-03.470717W |
| Elevation: | 805.0 ft. | | 818.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 179 true | | 004 magnetic, 359 true |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 840 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. tree, 1000 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 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: | ANTHONY SMIT 3147 S STATE RD IONIA, MI 48846 Phone 616-527-9070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
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. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 City Airport (23 nm SE)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 02:11:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 21:11:35 |
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| METAR |
KGRR 20nm W | 100153Z 03011KT 1/2SM SN FZFG VV005 M05/M07 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP067 SNINCR 2/8 P0001 T10501072
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KLAN 23nm SE | 100153Z 02013KT 1/2SM R28L/6000VP6000FT -SN BR BKN008 BKN023 OVC029 M06/M08 A2966 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 SLP057 P0001 T10561078
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KFPK 25nm SE | 100154Z AUTO 02010G16KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC008 M05/M06 A2963 RMK AO2
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KAMN 28nm NE | 100155Z AUTO 02010KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC008 M05/M07 A2969 RMK AO2
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KTEW 36nm SE | 100150Z AUTO 02010G14KT 1 1/4SM -SN BKN007 OVC011 M05/M07 A2962 RMK AO2
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KBTL 38nm S | 100201Z 03013G20KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR OVC012 M05/M07 A2964 RMK AO2 P0000
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KRNP 41nm E | 100155Z AUTO 03009KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC006 M05/M05 A2966 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KGRR 20nm W | 092340Z 1000/1024 03014G24KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC009 FM100500 01012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101200 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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KLAN 23nm SE | 092340Z 1000/1024 03012G22KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC006 FM100800 36012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101400 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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