FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | DRM |
Lat/Long: | 46-00-33.5210N 083-44-38.1630W 46-00.558683N 083-44.636050W 46.0093114,-83.7439342 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 668.4 ft. / 203.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 07W (1995) |
From city: | 1 mile SW of DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49726 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/1948 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | TORONTO CENTER |
FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DRM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (906-493-6410) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY TORONTO CENTRE ON 132.65/344.5.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SSMr140/33.9 | | SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 46-00.417033N | | 46-00.619233N |
Longitude: | 083-45.238367W | | 083-44.339633W |
Elevation: | 659.4 ft. | | 657.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 072 true | | 259 magnetic, 252 true |
Displaced threshold: | 650 ft. | | 170 ft. |
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) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +4 FT FENCE, 20 FT DIST; +10 FT HILL, 10 FT DIST, 50 FT L; +18 FT BLDG, 97 FT DIST, 50 FT R; +50 FT TREES, 20 FT DIST, 90 FT L/R. | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +6 FT FENCE, 54 FT DIST; +15 FT ROAD, 112 FT DIST; +20 FT BLDG, 0 FT DIST, 200 FT R. |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/turf, in fair condition CNTR 20 FT OF RWY FM INT RWY 08/26 NORTH TO THE HNGR LINE IS ASPH, RMNDR OF RWY TURF. |
Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 46-00.417933N | | 46-00.829117N |
Longitude: | 083-44.383500W | | 083-44.398950W |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 358 true | | 185 magnetic, 178 true |
Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 125 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 71 ft. trees, 121 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | DRUMMOND TOWNSHIP PO BOX 245 DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI 49726-0245 Phone 906-493-5321 |
Manager: | JAMES BAILEY 34264 S TOWNLINE RD DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI 49726-9636 Phone 906-493-5411 |
Additional Remarks
- | GOLF CARTS & PEDESTRIANS XNG RWY 08/26 DUE TO GOLF CRS ON BOTH SIDES. |
- | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | D22 SPB LCTD 1.5 NM NORTH. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (212KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (209KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCIU - Chippewa County International Airport (34 nm NW)
6Y1 - Bois Blanc Island Airport (35 nm SW)
KPZQ - Presque Isle County Airport (36 nm S)
KMCD - Mackinac Island Airport (38 nm W)
KANJ - Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport/Sanderson Field (38 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Patterson
Taken in the Summer of 2003
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 09:26 |
Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
Sunset | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:37 | | 01:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2025 21:06:21 |
Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2025 17:06:21 |
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METAR |
KDRM | 172055Z AUTO 24006KT 7SM OVC002 11/10 A2943 RMK AO2 T01070102
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TAF |
KCIU 33nm NW | 171735Z 1718/1818 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM180000 30007KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM180900 34008KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM181200 36007KT P6SM VCSH BKN045
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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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