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Y70 Ionia County Airport
Ionia, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011

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: 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
WX AWOS-3: 118.9 (616-523-1852)
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 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 good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 42-56.276868N42-56.269148N
Longitude: 085-04.264662W085-03.301688W
Elevation: 813.8 ft.802.4 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: 46 ft. tree, 1028 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
ALSO +25 FT PLINE 1154 FT DIST 38:1.		96 ft. rr, 2600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

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: 42-56.629043N42-55.927672N
Longitude: 085-03.484297W085-03.484297W
Elevation: 803.5 ft.817.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 179 true004 magnetic, 359 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 46 ft. trees, 828 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear56 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: ANTHONY SMIT
3147 S STATE RD
IONIA, MI 48846
Phone 616-527-9070

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 38
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 17
    
Aircraft operations: avg 57/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

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 OBSTRUCT VIEW BETWEEN RY 27 & RY 18 ENDS.

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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (184KB)
VOR-A   download (202KB)
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 Region International Airport (23 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2312:23
Sunrise07:5312:53
Sunset17:5622:56
Evening civil twilight18:2523:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Feb-2012 07:40:48
Local (UTC-5)  04-Feb-2012 02:40:48
 
METAR
KGRR 
20nm W 		040653Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 00/M03 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP293 T00001033
KLAN 
23nm SE 		040653Z 00000KT 9SM OVC022 01/M02 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP293 T00061022
KFPK 
25nm SE 		040655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 00/M01 A3034 RMK AO2
KAMN 
28nm NE 		040646Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M03/M03 A3037 RMK AO2
KTEW 
36nm SE 		040651Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN025 00/M01 A3036 RMK AO2
KBTL 
38nm S 		040653Z 08006KT 10SM OVC019 01/M03 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP285 T00061033
KRNP 
41nm E 		040654Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC027 M01/M02 A3037 RMK AO2 T10061018
TAF
KGRR 
20nm W 		040540Z 0406/0506 01004KT P6SM SCT025 FM040800 07006KT P6SM BKN150
KLAN 
23nm SE 		040540Z 0406/0506 05004KT P6SM OVC025 FM040800 07004KT P6SM BKN150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Benz Aviation 616-527-9070
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.80 $5.69 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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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

1 in Ionia
1 in Portland
 

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