FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI & REIL RY 27 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.8. |
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 |
| LANr315/20.7 | | 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: | 4298 x 75 ft. / 1310 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-56.276868N | | 42-56.269148N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.264662W | | 085-03.301688W |
| Elevation: | 813.8 ft. | | 802.4 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: | 54 ft. tree, 1280 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear ALSO +25 FT PLINE 1154 FT DIST 38:1. | | none |
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: | 42-56.629043N | | 42-55.927672N |
| Longitude: | 085-03.484297W | | 085-03.484297W |
| Elevation: | 803.5 ft. | | 817.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 179 true | | 004 magnetic, 359 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 840 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear | | 56 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: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 2011 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (156KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (122KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tal Reichert
Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ionia County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:02:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 05:02:57 |
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| METAR |
| KY70 | 130834Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2992 RMK AO2 T01360120
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| TAF |
KGRR 20nm W | 130540Z 1306/1406 31005KT P6SM BKN100 FM131400 33015G25KT P6SM SCT040 FM140100 34006KT P6SM SKC
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KLAN 23nm SE | 130540Z 1306/1406 32005KT P6SM SCT025 FM131400 33014G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM132300 33007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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