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Y70 Ionia County Airport
Ionia, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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
LANr315/20.7LANSING VORTAC110.8005W
GRRr069/21.2GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME115.9504W
BTLr015/38.6BATTLE CREEK VORTAC109.4002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALMA212/26.132905WAMN .- -- -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
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: 42-56.276833N42-56.266983N
Longitude: 085-04.265500W085-03.301800W
Elevation: 815.0 ft.804.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 091 true276 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 51 ft. tree, 1025 ft. from runway, 210 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
ALSO +25 FT PLINE 1154 FT DIST 38:1.
76 ft. trees, 2600 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4290 x 340 ft. / 1308 x 104 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 18/36 ENDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES; RY EDGES DEFINED BY MOWING.
Operational restrictions: CLSD 15 N0V-15 APR.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-56.641900N42-55.935783N
Longitude: 085-03.495000W085-03.470717W
Elevation: 805.0 ft.818.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 179 true004 magnetic, 359 true
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 169 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear72 ft. tree, 1008 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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: 67
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 45
    
Aircraft operations: avg 57/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

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.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU GRR CD & FLT SVCS.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (185KB)
VOR-A   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1212:12
Sunrise07:4312:43
Sunset17:1022:10
Evening civil twilight17:4122:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 06:12:46
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2009 01:12:46
 
METAR
KGRR 
20nm W 
230559Z AUTO 09008KT 2 1/2SM BR FEW006 04/03 A3021 RMK AO2
KLAN 
23nm SE 
230553Z 06005KT 1/8SM R28L/1000V1200FT FG BKN001 OVC005 03/02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00280017 10050 20011 58002
KFPK 
25nm SE 
230554Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 01/01 A3019 RMK AO2
KAMN 
28nm NE 
230555Z AUTO 07007KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 04/03 A3023 RMK AO2
KTEW 
36nm SE 
230555Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR VV007 03/03 A3021 RMK AO2
KBTL 
38nm S 
230553Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 04/04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00440039 10078 20044 58005
KRNP 
41nm E 
230555Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 02/02 A3023 RMK AO2
TAF
KGRR 
20nm W 
230520Z 2306/2406 11008KT 4SM BR SCT200 FM231000 12004KT 2SM BR BKN012 FM231400 11008KT 4SM HZ SCT012 FM231600 11010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080
KLAN 
23nm SE 
230520Z 2306/2406 10007KT 2SM BR SCT015 FM230800 11003KT 4SM BR BKN012 FM231400 11008KT 4SM HZ SCT012 FM231600 11010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Benz Aviation 616-527-9070
800-527-9070
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[email]
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SUPER 8 MOTEL - IONIA 3.8 58-63

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