FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| MBSr102/27.8 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 03W |
| FNTr030/32.3 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
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: | 43-27.242665N | | 43-27.693608N |
| Longitude: | 083-27.222020W | | 083-26.472463W |
| Elevation: | 684.8 ft. | | 700.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 050 true | | 238 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 1215 ft. from runway, 265 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 48 ft. tree, 793 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.744598N | | 43-27.558688N |
| Longitude: | 083-26.722463W | | 083-26.275807W |
| Elevation: | 704.3 ft. | | 689.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 120 true | | 308 magnetic, 300 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 564 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 1 ft. brush, 125 ft. right of centerline
CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. | | 78 ft. tree, 1054 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. |
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 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RC ACFT OPS S 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (139KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary. Flotilla Holland, MI
Photo taken 15-Aug-2015
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tuscola Area 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 19-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 08:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jan-2026 19:36:38 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Jan-2026 14:36:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KCFS | 191915Z AUTO 26017G28KT 3SM -SN HZ BKN025 OVC031 M08/M12 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 26033/16 VIS 1 1/4V5
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KHYX
18nm W | 191915Z AUTO 27026G32KT 1 3/4SM -SN HZ SCT021 BKN027 OVC033 M08/M13 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 26034/52 VIS 1V5
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KMBS
28nm W | 191728Z 1918/2018 26023G35KT 1 1/2SM -SHSN BLSN BKN030 OVC050 FM192000 27018G28KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN SCT020 BKN035 FM200300 26014KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
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KFNT
32nm SW | 191728Z 1918/2018 26021G36KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 TEMPO 1918/1920 1SM -SN BKN020 OVC035 FM192100 27018G30KT 3SM -SHSN OVC020 FM200300 27012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM201400 25012KT 6SM -SHSN BKN025
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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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