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 |
| LANr315/20.7 | | 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 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 |
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 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:28:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:28:20 |
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| METAR |
| KY70 | 181214Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM BKN050 OVC065 13/08 A3015 RMK AO2 T01300078
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| TAF |
KGRR 20nm W | 181138Z 1812/1912 09008KT P6SM BKN120 FM181800 11008KT P6SM BKN050
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KLAN 23nm SE | 181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11009KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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