AirNav: Y70 - Ionia County Airport

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
LANr315/20.7	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
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:

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:	42-56.641900N	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:	75 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 169 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear	72 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

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 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)

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 23-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:12	12:12
Sunrise	07:43	12:43
Sunset	17:10	22:10
Evening civil twilight	17:41	22:41

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

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Benz Aviation

616-527-9070
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		$4.19		$4.50
GUARANTEED

1 read

write

FS=Full service

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Hotels near Ionia County Airport
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SUPER 8 MOTEL - IONIA		3.8	58-63

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Hotels in other cities near Ionia County Airport

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