FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | CFS |
Lat/Long: | 43-27-31.8990N 083-26-43.6080W 43-27.531650N 083-26.726800W 43.4588608,-83.4454467 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 704.3 ft. / 214.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of CARO, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 48723 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CFS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 06 & 24 OPR CONSLY DAWN-DUSK. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.275 (989-672-4182) |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 120.95 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 120.95 |
WX AWOS-3PT at HYX (18 nm W): | 118.325 (989-752-3408) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MBSr102/27.8 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
FNTr030/32.3 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
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 6/24
Dimensions: | 4302 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 43-27.242665N | | 43-27.693608N |
Longitude: | 083-27.222020W | | 083-26.472463W |
Elevation: | 684.8 ft. | | 700.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 050 true | | 238 magnetic, 230 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 54 ft. tree, 1214 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 39 ft. tree, 355 ft. from runway, 283 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 x 34 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 43-27.744598N | | 43-27.558688N |
Longitude: | 083-26.722463W | | 083-26.275807W |
Elevation: | 704.3 ft. | | 689.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 120 true | | 308 magnetic, 300 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 564 ft. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 14 ft. tree, 95 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR OVR +33 FT TREE, 594 FT DIST, 35 FT L. | | 72 ft. tree, 691 ft. from runway, 107 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR +65 FT TREE, 1254 FT DIST, 107 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TUSCOLA AREA AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1750 SPEIRS RD CARO, MI 48723-8211 Phone 989-673-4301 |
Manager: | JOE GREENE 1750 SPEIRS RD CARO, MI 48723-8211 Phone 989-670-2441 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | UAS OPS SOUTH OF RWY INT. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (197KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (200KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (184KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (349KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
77G - Marlette Township Airport (18 nm SE)
KHYX - Saginaw County/H W Browne Airport (18 nm W)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
D95 - Dupont/Lapeer Airport (25 nm S)
Y83 - Sandusky City Airport (26 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary. Flotilla Holland, MI
Photo taken 15-Aug-2015
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tuscola Area Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 10:53 |
Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
Sunset | | 19:55 | | 23:55 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 13:44:51 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-Mar-2024 09:44:51 |
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METAR |
KCFS | 281335Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3008 RMK AO2 T00171038
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KHYX 18nm W | 281335Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3008 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMBS 28nm W | 281120Z 2812/2912 22006KT P6SM SCT035 FM281400 25012KT P6SM SKC FM281700 26015G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM282300 27006KT P6SM SKC
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KFNT 32nm SW | 281120Z 2812/2912 22006KT P6SM SCT035 FM281400 25011KT P6SM SKC FM281700 26014G22KT P6SM FEW060 FM282300 28005KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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