FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
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: | MON-FRI 0900-1630, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (200KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Oct-2010
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 18:26 | | 23:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:55 | | 23:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Mar-2026 07:13:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Mar-2026 02:13:17 |
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| METAR |
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KBAX
21nm N | 070655Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM BKN065 14/12 A2983 RMK AO2 T01350121
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KCFS
26nm W | 070655Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM FEW055 SCT110 14/13 A2983 RMK AO2
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KD95
30nm SW | 070655Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM BKN100 OVC120 14/13 A2987 RMK AO2
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KP58
34nm N | 070655Z AUTO 21007KT 13/12 A2980 RMK AO1 SLP096 P0001 T01330122 $
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KPHN
35nm SE | 070655Z AUTO 20007KT 5SM BR OVC003 13/12 A2990 RMK AO2
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CYZR
36nm SE | 070648Z AUTO 21008KT 2 1/4SM BR BKN002 BKN140 OVC190 11/11 A2989 RMK SLP126
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| TAF |
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CYZR
36nm SE | 070255Z 0702/0703 19005KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN007 OVC010CB RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 070900Z
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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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