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51M

Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport
Mio, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	51M
Lat/Long:	44-40-29.4000N 084-07-19.3500W 44-40.490000N 084-07.322500W 44.6748333,-84.1220417 (estimated)
Elevation:	1033 ft. / 315 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	2 miles N of MIO, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48647

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1989
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CGGr097/(25.9)		GRAYLING VOR		109.80		06W
APNr231/34.3		ALPENA VORTAC		116.50		07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GRAYLING		105/30.4		359		06W		GYG	--. -.-- --.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface:	asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Latitude:	44-40.486667N	44-40.493333N
Longitude:	084-07.668333W	084-06.976667W
Elevation:	1033.0 ft.	1032.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	094 magnetic, 089 true	274 magnetic, 269 true
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	76 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	OSCODA COUNTY 311 S MORENCI AVE MIO, MI 48647-9192 Phone 989-826-1130
Manager:	DAVID E KAUFFMAN 191 S MOUNT TOM RD MIO, MI 48647-9366 Phone 989-848-2446 CELL. UNATNDD OFC 989-826-6864.

Additional Remarks

-	SHELTER ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I.
-	DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 51M.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (26 nm W)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (26 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (30 nm SW)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (32 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (34 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:23	09:23
Sunrise	05:59	09:59
Sunset	21:23	01:23
Evening civil twilight	22:00	02:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Jul-2025 13:38:09
Local (UTC-4)	06-Jul-2025 09:38:09

METAR

KY31 26nm S	061315Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 25/21 A2985 RMK AO2 T02520214
KGOV 26nm W	061255Z AUTO 23006KT 9SM OVC009 23/22 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02270215 $
KHTL 30nm SW	061253Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM BKN016 OVC021 24/21 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02390206
KGLR 31nm NW	061253Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM OVC011 22/20 A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 009V014 SLP101 T02220200
KAPN 33nm NE	061254Z AUTO 24003KT 7SM FEW024 OVC037 22/21 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE49 SLP099 P0003 T02220206
KOSC 34nm SE	061315Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM OVC110 25/20 A2984 RMK AO2
KPZQ 46nm N	061315Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM OVC019 23/21 A2983 RMK AO2 T02320214
KACB 49nm W	061315Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM +RA OVC009 23/22 A2983 RMK AO2 T02280216

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Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Airport

989-826-1729
989-619-6484
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