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6Y3 North Fox Island Airport
North Fox Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 6Y3
Lat/Long: 45-28-55.5500N 085-46-51.0000W
45-28.925833N 085-46.850000W
45.4820972,-85.7808333
(estimated)
Elevation: 639 ft. / 195 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile NE of NORTH FOX ISLAND, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49782

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, UNREL DUE TO TREES.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SJX (15 nm NE): 118.075 (231-448-3081)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge markings: RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 45-28.803000N45-29.048667N
Longitude: 085-47.154500W085-46.545500W
Elevation: 639.0 ft.639.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 060 true240 true
Displaced threshold: 804 ft.999 ft.
Obstructions: 36 ft. trees, 10 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline63 ft. trees, 80 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MICHIGAN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
8015 S MACKINAW TRL
CADILLAC, MI 49601-9746
Phone 231-775-9727
EXTN 6030 OR 231-732-3541 EXTN 5430.
Manager: GENERAL GRANT
7370 BROADMOOR AVE SE
CALEDONIA, MI 49316-9510
Phone 313-912-6161

Additional Remarks

REMOTE ISLAND, NO SVCS & NO SHELTER & NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE.
WATCH FOR ACFT TAXIING & TAKING OFF BFR LDG.
SAFETY BRIEFING & PILOT INFO AVBL AT HTTPS://THERAF.ORG/
BIRDS, WILDLIFE, & SNAKES ON & INVOF ARPT.
ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD; RWYS NOT PLOWED & SOFT IN SPRING & AFT RAIN.
TALL TREES ALQUADS.
SEE DNR RULES POSTED NEAR PRKG.
FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
OVERFLY THE FLD BFR ENTERING TFC PAT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSJX - Beaver Island Airport (15 nm NE)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (34 nm NW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (37 nm E)
N98 - Boyne City Municipal Airport (37 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 6Y3 (North Fox Island Airport)
Photo by Jim Hill
Photo taken 20-Sep-2017
looking east.

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From to 6Y3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5810:58
Sunrise07:2811:28
Sunset20:0700:07
Evening civil twilight20:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 05:19:23
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2024 01:19:23
 
METAR
KSJX 
16nm NE 
290455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A3003 RMK AO2 T10211075
KCVX 
24nm SE 
290455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A3002 RMK AO2 T10061076
TAF
KPLN 
42nm E 
281723Z 2818/2918 25014G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM290000 27008G13KT P6SM BKN060 FM290300 30004KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM291600 30009G15KT P6SM BKN045
KTVC 
46nm S 
281723Z 2818/2918 26013G21KT P6SM FEW050 FM282300 26010G15KT P6SM BKN060 FM290500 30005KT P6SM BKN080 FM291200 30004KT P6SM SCT060 FM291500 31008KT P6SM BKN060
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