FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
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: | 817.8 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | Y70 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.9 (616-523-1852) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 118.65 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 118.65 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQS 128.4 (GRAND RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VIOr069/21.2 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KNOBS | | 086/14.2 | | 263 | | 06W | | GR | --. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4298 x 75 ft. / 1310 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 42-56.276868N | | 42-56.269148N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.264662W | | 085-03.301688W |
| Elevation: | 813.8 ft. | | 802.4 ft. |
| 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4261 x 340 ft. / 1299 x 104 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 180 true | | 005 magnetic, 000 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. tree, 1126 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 84 ft. tree, 1020 ft. from runway, 227 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
ALSO +33 FT PLINE, 1015 FT DIST, 30:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | IONIA COUNTY
COURT HOUSE, 100 W MAIN ST
IONIA, MI 48846-1651
Phone 616-527-5300 |
| Manager: | MATT KUHNS
468 E SPRAGUE RD
IONIA, MI 48846
Phone 616-523-9136
CELL 616-902-2281. |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE SOARING ACTIVITY. |
| - | ACFT PARKED ADJ TO RWY 10/28 & 18/36 DURG GLDR OPS. |
| - | GLDR OPS CONDUCTED SOUTH OF RWY 10/28 & WEST OF RWY 18/36; USE FREQ 123.3 IN PRACTICE AREA. GLDRS USE CTAF IN TFC PAT. |
| - | TREES OBST VIEW BTWN RWY END 18 WITH RWY END 10 & 28. |
| - | HOSPITAL & HOSPITAL HELI ADJ SOUTH OF RWY 10/28. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
| A52-10 | ALSO +25 FT PLINE, 1154 FT DIST, 38:1. |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (134KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (346KB) |
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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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunset | | 21:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:56 | | 01:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jun-2025 14:07:24 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-Jun-2025 10:07:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KY70 | 181355Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM BKN044 BKN050 BKN060 21/19 A2984 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KGRR
20nm W | 181146Z 1812/1912 21006KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 1812/1818 2SM -TSRA BR OVC009CB FM181800 20008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM182100 19008KT 4SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC025CB TEMPO 1821/1823 1SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM182300 14007KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM190100 08010KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM190600 29008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC005
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KLAN
23nm SE | 181120Z 1812/1912 22004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM181300 22005KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 1814/1819 3SM -TSRA BR OVC020CB FM181900 20008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM182100 19008KT 4SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC025CB TEMPO 1821/1824 1SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM190000 18007KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM190200 19010KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM190400 26008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC005
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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