FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
MBSr102/27.8 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 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: | 54 ft. tree, 1214 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 39 ft. tree, 355 ft. from runway, 283 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 x 34 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 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: | 14 ft. tree, 95 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR OVR +33 FT TREE, 594 FT DIST, 35 FT L. | | 72 ft. tree, 691 ft. from runway, 107 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR +65 FT TREE, 1254 FT DIST, 107 FT L. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | UAS OPS SOUTH 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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (198KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (201KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (184KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 19-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 05:24:33 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2024 01:24:33 |
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METAR |
KCFS | 190455Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM -RA OVC080 10/09 A2994 RMK AO2 T00980090
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KHYX 18nm W | 190455Z AUTO 32001KT 10SM -RA FEW050 OVC085 10/09 A2995 RMK AO2 PRESRR
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TAF |
KMBS 28nm W | 181730Z 1818/1918 30008KT P6SM FEW030 FM182000 30008KT P6SM OVC100 FM190000 34006KT P6SM BKN020 OVC040 FM190400 02007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 WS020/21040KT FM190800 30012KT 5SM -SHRA OVC009
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KFNT 32nm SW | 181730Z 1818/1918 28009G18KT P6SM FEW030 BKN250 FM190200 11006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC045 FM190400 09005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC018 WS020/21040KT FM190800 28012KT 5SM -SHRA OVC012 FM191200 31012G20KT 4SM -RA OVC007
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NOTAMs |
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