FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y83 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-20.2882N 082-50-30.4123W
43-27.338137N 082-50.506872W
43.4556356,-82.8417812
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 776.9 ft. / 236.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2025) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of SANDUSKY, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48471 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1961 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0900-1630
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.416140N | | 43-27.427003N |
| Longitude: | 082-50.853413W | | 082-50.062918W |
| Elevation: | 776.3 ft. | | 774.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 089 true | | 277 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2271 x 153 ft. / 692 x 47 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.394298N | | 43-27.020457N |
| Longitude: | 082-50.582705W | | 082-50.576540W |
| Elevation: | 774.4 ft. | | 772.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 187 magnetic, 179 true | | 007 magnetic, 359 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 374 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 58 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 380 FT DIST, 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SANDUSKY
26 W SPEAKER ST
SANDUSKY, MI 48471-1299
Phone 810-648-4444 |
| Manager: | DON JOHNSTON
CITY HALL, 26 W SPEAKER ST
SANDUSKY, MI 48471-1299
Phone 810-414-3009 |
Additional Remarks
| - | +3 FT EMBANKMENT, 50 FT FM RWY 36 THR; -10 FT DITCH, 100 FT EAST OF RWY 18/36. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
| - | FOR AFT HRS ACES TO TRML BLDG CALL AMGR. |
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 11 June 2026 at 0901Z to 09 July 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (355KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
77G - Marlette Township Airport (14 nm SW)
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (20 nm N)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (26 nm W)
D95 - Dupont/Lapeer Airport (30 nm SW)
KPHN - St Clair County International Airport (35 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Oct-2010
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Jun-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 09:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jun-2026 00:56:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-Jun-2026 20:56:33 |
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| METAR |
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KBAX
21nm N | 180016Z AUTO 12006G14KT 10SM SCT036 OVC048 14/12 A2950 RMK AO2
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KCFS
26nm W | 180035Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM SCT017 SCT025 OVC038 14/13 A2949 RMK AO2 PRESRR
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KP58
34nm N | 172355Z AUTO 14007KT 14/13 A2954 RMK AO1 SLP000 6//// T01390128 10211 20139 58023 PNO $
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KPHN
35nm SE | 180035Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM OVC049 16/12 A2952 RMK AO2
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CYZR
36nm SE | 180000Z AUTO 13009KT 9SM OVC060 17/16 A2954 RMK PRESFR SLP004 DENSITY ALT 1400FT
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CYZR
36nm SE | 171940Z 1720/1802 24012G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC040 TEMPO 1720/1724 BKN020 OVC040 BECMG 1722/1724 17012G22KT FM180000 17012G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC040 TEMPO 1800/1802 5SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC040 PROB30 1800/1802 VRB25G40KT 1SM +TSRA BR BKN008 OVC015CB RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 180800Z
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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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