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86MI

Downwind Acres Airport
Willis, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	86MI
Lat/Long:	42-09-10.1470N 083-34-02.7720W 42-09.169117N 083-34.046200W 42.1528186,-83.5674367 (estimated)
Elevation:	683 ft. / 208.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	1 mile SW of WILLIS, MI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	48191

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1962
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at YIP (5 nm N):	PHONE 734-961-6843
WX ASOS at ARB (9 nm NW):	PHONE 734-668-7173
WX ASOS at DTW (10 nm E):	PHONE 231-202-2054
WX AWOS-3 at TTF (14 nm SE):	119.075 (734-384-0259)
WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (18 nm E):	119.675 (734-692-9686)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CRLr325/8.0	CARLETON VOR/DME	115.70	03W
DXOr254/9.6	DETROIT VOR/DME	113.40	06W
SVMr179/15.4	SALEM VORTAC	114.30	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ADRIAN		059/28.4		278		06W		ADG	.- -.. --.

Airport Services

Parking:

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Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2460 x 50 ft. / 750 x 15 m
Surface:	turf, in poor condition IREG; ROUGH WITH SVRL CHUCKHOLES THRUT. MOWED 25 FT L & R OF CL.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard LGTS NOT FOR PUBLIC USE.
Runway edge markings:	3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	500 ft.	415 ft.
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	80 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 15 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 10:1 AT DTHR.	65 ft. tree, 750 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 17:1 AT DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SCOTT GORDON PO BOX 2680 ANN ARBOR, MI 48106-2680 Phone 734-417-3706
Manager:	SCOTT GORDON PO BOX 2680 ANN ARBOR , MI 48106-2680 Phone 734-417-3706

Additional Remarks

-	+40 FT TREES ALL QUADS IN PRIM SFC.
-	ULTRALIGHT ACT ON ARPT.
-	CHECK ACFT PER DATA CALCULATIONS DUE TO RWY CONDS.
-	FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 86MI.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYIP - Willow Run Airport (5 nm N)
KARB - Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (9 nm NW)
KDTW - Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (10 nm E)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (13 nm NE)
KTTF - Custer Airport (14 nm SE)
KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (18 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:13	12:13
Sunrise	07:42	12:42
Sunset	17:55	22:55
Evening civil twilight	18:24	23:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Feb-2026 20:51:31
Local (UTC-5)	07-Feb-2026 15:51:31

METAR

KYIP 5nm N	071953Z 34013G17KT 10SM BKN042 M07/M17 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP282 T10721167
KARB 8nm NW	734-668-7173 071953Z 34009G17KT 10SM SCT039 M08/M17 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP284 T10781172
KDTW 11nm NE	071953Z 33013G17KT 10SM SCT038 M07/M17 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP284 T10721172
KTTF 15nm SE	071958Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM FEW041 M07/M17 A3034 RMK AO2
KONZ 19nm E	072035Z AUTO 31013G16KT 10SM FEW045 M07/M17 A3033 RMK AO2

TAF

KYIP 5nm N	071730Z 0718/0818 33012G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM072100 33010KT P6SM FEW035 FM080000 31005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM081400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100
KDTW 11nm NE	071730Z 0718/0824 33012G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM072100 33010KT P6SM FEW035 FM080000 31005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM081400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100

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