FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 -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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 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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Times for 06-Jun-2026
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 09:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 09:52 |
| Sunset | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2026 18:54:45 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jun-2026 14:54:45 |
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| METAR |
KBAX 21nm N | 061835Z AUTO 24009G14KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A2982 RMK AO2 T02580164
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KCFS 26nm W | 061835Z AUTO 27008KT 230V290 10SM CLR 27/16 A2983 RMK AO2
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KD95 30nm SW | 061835Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM SCT039 27/16 A2985 RMK AO2
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KP58 34nm N | 061755Z AUTO 27011G17KT 24/17 A2980 RMK AO1 SLP083 6//// T02440172 10244 20194 50001 PNO
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KPHN 35nm SE | 061836Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A2983 RMK AO2
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CYZR 36nm SE | 061800Z AUTO 32008KT 280V350 9SM CLR 26/17 A2982 RMK SLP097 DENSITY ALT 2100FT
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| TAF |
CYZR 36nm SE | 061345Z 0614/0702 28012G22KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 0614/0615 BKN020 FM061500 29012G22KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0615/0617 BKN030 BECMG 0615/0617 35008KT FM062000 35008KT P6SM FEW050 FM062300 35006KT P6SM SCT080 TEMPO 0623/0701 P6SM -SHRA RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 062000Z
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| NOTAMs |
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