AirNav: 6Y4 - Van Effen Field Airport

6Y4

Van Effen Field Airport
Rock, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	6Y4
Lat/Long:	46-03-07.4250N 087-15-29.8450W 46-03.123750N 087-15.497417W 46.0520625,-87.2582903 (estimated)
Elevation:	970 ft. / 296 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles SW of ROCK, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49880

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/2016
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GRB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at SAW (19 nm N):	118.375 (906-346-5126)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SAWr167/19.3	SAWYER VOR/DME	117.10	04W
ESCr340/21.0	ESCANABA VOR/DME	113.55	00E
IMTr070/38.3	IRON MOUNTAIN VOR/DME	111.20	02W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Latitude:	46-03.217500N	46-03.030000N
Longitude:	087-15.773500W	087-15.221333W
Elevation:	969.0 ft.	957.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	116 true	296 true
Obstructions:	15 ft. road, 50 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear	72 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM VAN EFFEN 2310 HOLLY 35.5 RD ROCK, MI 49880-9435 Phone 906-869-4068 CELL.
Manager:	JASON M VAN EFFEN 2310 HOLLY 35.5 RD ROCK, MI 49880-9435 Phone 906-869-7623

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 50/year *
100%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022

Additional Remarks

-	NO SNOW REMOVAL.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSAW - Marquette/Sawyer Regional Airport (19 nm N)
KESC - Delta County Airport (21 nm S)
KIMT - Ford Airport (38 nm W)
2P2 - Washington Island Airport (42 nm S)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (46 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:23	10:23
Sunrise	06:55	10:55
Sunset	20:41	00:41
Evening civil twilight	21:13	01:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 17:39:11
Local (UTC-4)	19-Apr-2024 13:39:11

METAR

KSAW 19nm N	191645Z 26014G22KT 10SM BKN050 OVC055 04/M07 A2986
KESC 21nm SE	191656Z AUTO 26015G23KT 10SM OVC055 06/M07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00561067 $

TAF

KSAW
19nm N

191120Z 1912/2012 25006G16KT P6SM SCT050 FM192000 28015KT P6SM BKN050 FM200800 28009KT P6SM BKN025

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