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Y70 Ionia County Airport
Ionia, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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
LANr315/20.7LANSING 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: 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: 42-56.629043N42-55.927672N
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: 60 ft. trees, 840 ft. from runway, 14:1 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: 42
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet 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 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (156KB)
VOR-A   download (164KB)

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
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Aerial photo of Y70 (Ionia County Airport)
Photo by Tal Reichert
Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4209:42
Sunrise06:1510:15
Sunset20:5800:58
Evening civil twilight21:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:28:20
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 08:28:20
 
METAR
KY70 181214Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM BKN050 OVC065 13/08 A3015 RMK AO2 T01300078
TAF
KGRR 
20nm W 
181138Z 1812/1912 09008KT P6SM BKN120 FM181800 11008KT P6SM BKN050
KLAN 
23nm SE 
181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11009KT P6SM BKN050
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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 $5.94 $5.68 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AMERICAN INN AND SUITES IONIA 2.7 
 

Other 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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