AirNav: Y70 - Ionia County Airport

Y70

Ionia County Airport
Ionia, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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:	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		213/26.1		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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 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 04-Jul-2009

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	09:33
Sunrise	06:08	10:08
Sunset	21:21	01:21
Evening civil twilight	21:56	01:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Jul-2009 09:27:35
Local (UTC-4)	04-Jul-2009 05:27:35

METAR

KGRR 20nm W	040853Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN060 BKN085 14/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01440128 58004
KLAN 23nm SE	040853Z 00000KT 10SM SCT055 BKN200 12/11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01170106 57002
KFPK 25nm SE	040914Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN048 OVC055 12/12 A3005 RMK AO2
KAMN 28nm NE	040916Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT045 OVC050 11/11 A3005 RMK AO2
KTEW 36nm SE	040915Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR BKN001 11/11 A3005 RMK AO2
KBTL 38nm S	040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01280111 58004
KRNP 41nm E	040916Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 11/11 A3006 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRR 20nm W	040520Z 0406/0506 25005KT P6SM BKN200 FM041000 15003KT P6SM BKN120 FM041500 20012KT P6SM OVC060 FM050400 23004KT 5SM BR BKN250
KLAN 23nm SE	040520Z 0406/0506 25003KT P6SM BKN200 FM041200 15005KT P6SM OVC140 FM041600 25010KT P6SM OVC080 FM050300 26004KT P6SM SCT120

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

FS	100LL $3.69	Jet A $4.08
GUARANTEED

1 read

write

FS=Full service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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	Miles		Price ($)
AMERICAN INN AND SUITES IONIA		2.7	79-89

Other hotels near Ionia County Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - IONIA		3.8	69-110

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Ionia County Airport

2 in	Ionia
1 in	Portland

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