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Y70

Ionia County Airport
Ionia, Michigan, USA

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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:

Single wheel:

19.0

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

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
RY 09 REIL OTS INDEFLY.

yes

Touchdown point:

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

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

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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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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

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

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Feb-2010 02:11:35
Local (UTC-5)	09-Feb-2010 21:11:35

METAR

KGRR 20nm W	100153Z 03011KT 1/2SM SN FZFG VV005 M05/M07 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP067 SNINCR 2/8 P0001 T10501072
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
KFPK 25nm SE	100154Z AUTO 02010G16KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC008 M05/M06 A2963 RMK AO2
KAMN 28nm NE	100155Z AUTO 02010KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC008 M05/M07 A2969 RMK AO2
KTEW 36nm SE	100150Z AUTO 02010G14KT 1 1/4SM -SN BKN007 OVC011 M05/M07 A2962 RMK AO2
KBTL 38nm S	100201Z 03013G20KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR OVC012 M05/M07 A2964 RMK AO2 P0000
KRNP 41nm E	100155Z AUTO 03009KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC006 M05/M05 A2966 RMK AO2

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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Benz Aviation

616-527-9070
toll-free 1-800-527-9070
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

More info about Benz Aviation


	100LL		Jet A
FS		$4.35		$4.50
GUARANTEED

1 read

write

FS=Full service

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SUPER 8 MOTEL - IONIA		3.8	58-63

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