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KCFS Tuscola Area Airport
Caro, Michigan, USA

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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
MBSr102/27.8SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
FNTr030/32.3FLINT VORTAC116.9006W

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: 43-27.242665N43-27.693608N
Longitude: 083-27.222020W083-26.472463W
Elevation: 684.8 ft.700.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 050 true238 magnetic, 230 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 54 ft. tree, 1214 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear39 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: 43-27.744598N43-27.558688N
Longitude: 083-26.722463W083-26.275807W
Elevation: 704.3 ft.689.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 128 magnetic, 120 true308 magnetic, 300 true
Displaced threshold: no564 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 of KCFS (Tuscola Area Airport)
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary. Flotilla Holland, MI
Photo taken 15-Aug-2015
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5310:53
Sunrise07:2211:22
Sunset19:5523:55
Evening civil twilight20:2400:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 13:44:51
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 09:44:51
 
METAR
KCFS 281335Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3008 RMK AO2 T00171038
KHYX 
18nm W 
281335Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3008 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
28nm W 
281120Z 2812/2912 22006KT P6SM SCT035 FM281400 25012KT P6SM SKC FM281700 26015G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM282300 27006KT P6SM SKC
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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