FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (200KB) |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 09:15 |
Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:50 | | 01:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jun-2025 23:45:49 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Jun-2025 19:45:49 |
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METAR |
KBAX 21nm N | 192335Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM SCT110 23/17 A2985 RMK AO2 T02270172
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KCFS 26nm W | 192339Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM FEW110 22/17 A2985 RMK AO2
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KD95 30nm SW | 192335Z AUTO 34010KT 280V110 10SM CLR 20/16 A2988 RMK AO2 T02010160
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KP58 34nm N | 190655Z AUTO 06005KT 14/14 A2962 RMK AO1 SLP027 T01440144
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KPHN 35nm SE | 192335Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM SCT026 SCT035 BKN043 21/16 A2988 RMK AO2
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CYZR 36nm SE | 192300Z AUTO 30009KT 9SM FEW044 SCT050 22/17 A2984 RMK SLP106 DENSITY ALT 1700FT
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TAF |
CYZR 36nm SE | 191940Z 1920/2002 31010G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 OVC080 TEMPO 1920/1922 5SM SHRA BR OVC020 FM192300 30008KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1923/2002 BKN030 PROB30 2001/2002 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN020 OVC040CB RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 200800Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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