FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y83 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-20.2882N 082-50-30.4123W 43-27.338137N 082-50.506872W 43.4556356,-82.8417812 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 776.9 ft. / 236.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2025) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of SANDUSKY, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48471 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1961 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN ON CALL, ALL MON-FRI 0900-1630 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.416140N | | 43-27.427003N |
| Longitude: | 082-50.853413W | | 082-50.062918W |
| Elevation: | 776.3 ft. | | 774.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 089 true | | 277 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2271 x 153 ft. / 692 x 47 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.394298N | | 43-27.020457N |
| Longitude: | 082-50.582705W | | 082-50.576540W |
| Elevation: | 774.4 ft. | | 772.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 187 magnetic, 179 true | | 007 magnetic, 359 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 374 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 58 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 380 FT DIST, 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SANDUSKY 26 W SPEAKER ST SANDUSKY, MI 48471-1299 Phone 810-648-4444 |
| Manager: | DON JOHNSTON CITY HALL, 26 W SPEAKER ST SANDUSKY, MI 48471-1299 Phone 810-414-3009 |
Additional Remarks
| - | +3 FT EMBANKMENT, 50 FT FM RWY 36 THR; -10 FT DITCH, 100 FT EAST OF RWY 18/36. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
| - | FOR AFT HRS ACES TO TRML BLDG CALL AMGR. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (199KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (355KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
77G - Marlette Township Airport (14 nm SW)
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (20 nm N)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (26 nm W)
D95 - Dupont/Lapeer Airport (30 nm SW)
KPHN - St Clair County International Airport (35 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Oct-2010
looking northeast.
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Times for 28-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 21:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Nov-2025 22:08:59 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Nov-2025 17:08:59 |
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| METAR |
KBAX 21nm N | 282155Z AUTO 30011G18KT 10SM SCT045 OVC050 M01/M09 A3020 RMK AO2 T10081086
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KCFS 26nm W | 282155Z AUTO 30014KT 10SM OVC046 M01/M09 A3024 RMK AO2
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KD95 30nm SW | 282155Z AUTO 29011G15KT 10SM BKN043 OVC048 M01/M07 A3024 RMK AO2
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KP58 34nm N | 282155Z AUTO 28010G28KT M01/M07 A3018 RMK AO1 PK WND 30032/2059 SLP231 P0001 T10111067 $
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KPHN 35nm SE | 282155Z AUTO 29008KT 250V310 10SM OVC050 00/M10 A3023 RMK AO2
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CYZR 36nm SE | 282140Z AUTO 28013G19KT 9SM SCT044 OVC055 M00/M09 A3021 RMK SLP240
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| TAF |
CYZR 36nm SE | 281940Z 2820/2903 31015G25KT P6SM BKN030 BKN070 TEMPO 2820/2822 P6SM -SHSNRA BECMG 2820/2821 29012G22KT FM282200 29012G22KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 290900Z
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| NOTAMs |
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