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Y68 Joyfield Heliport
Benzonia, Michigan, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: Y68
Lat/Long: 44-33-47.6900N 086-08-19.5800W
44-33.794833N 086-08.326333W
44.5632472,-86.1387722
(estimated)
Elevation: 740 ft. / 226 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles SSW of BENZONIA, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49616

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at FKS (5 nm NW): 118.325 (231-352-7573)
WX AWOS-3PT at MBL (18 nm S): 118.825 (231-723-6073)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVCr258/25.9TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME114.6002W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 42 x 42 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: turf
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2024
Latitude: 44-33.794833N
Longitude: 086-08.326333W
Elevation: 740.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES EVANS
PO BOX 89
BENZONIA, MI 49616-0089
Phone 231-871-0044
Manager: ELIZABETH EVANS
4868 CRAWFORD RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9426
Phone 231-383-2798

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y68.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (5 nm NW)
KMBL - Manistee County/Blacker Airport (18 nm S)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (26 nm NE)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (35 nm SE)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (38 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5010:50
Sunrise07:2011:20
Sunset20:0300:03
Evening civil twilight20:3200:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Sep-2026 15:03:51
Local (UTC-4)  11-Sep-2026 11:03:51
 
METAR
KFKS 
5nm NW 		111455Z AUTO 19008G14KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3004 RMK AO2
KMBL 
18nm S 		111456Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02000106 58001
TAF
KMBL 
18nm S 		111138Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT002 FM111400 18006KT P6SM SKC FM111800 21009KT P6SM SKC FM120200 17006KT P6SM SCT250
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