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Y68 Joyfield Heliport
Benzonia, Michigan, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
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 02-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5411:54
Sunrise07:2512:25
Sunset17:3222:32
Evening civil twilight18:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Nov-2025 00:13:45
Local (UTC-5)  02-Nov-2025 19:13:45
 
METAR
KFKS 
5nm NW 		022355Z AUTO 19013G17KT 10SM FEW035 BKN042 09/04 A2998 RMK AO2 10101 20089
KMBL 
18nm S 		022356Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM BKN025 BKN030 OVC042 09/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00890050 10106 20089 56018
TAF
KMBL 
18nm S 		021725Z 0218/0318 20011G21KT P6SM SCT230 FM022200 21014G25KT P6SM BKN050 FM030700 23020G33KT 5SM -RA BKN140 FM031000 25016G28KT P6SM BKN035 FM031200 26014G26KT P6SM SCT100
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