FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CFS |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-31.9030N 083-26-43.6046W
43-27.531717N 083-26.726743W
43.4588619,-83.4454457
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 704.3 ft. / 214.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CARO, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48723 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CFS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.275 (989-672-4182) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 120.95 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 120.95 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HYX (18 nm W): | 118.325 (989-752-3408) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MBSr102/27.8 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| FNTr030/32.3 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 JET-A+ MOGAS
MOGAS AVBL WKDAYS 0800-1700 & WKENDS ON REQ. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4302 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.242712N | | 43-27.693605N |
| Longitude: | 083-27.221942W | | 083-26.472488W |
| Elevation: | 684.6 ft. | | 700.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 050 true | | 238 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. trees, 1210 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 26 ft. tree, 355 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH CONES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.744598N | | 43-27.558688N |
| Longitude: | 083-26.722463W | | 083-26.275807W |
| Elevation: | 704.3 ft. | | 689.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 120 true | | 308 magnetic, 300 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 564 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 55 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 680 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TUSCOLA AREA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1750 SPEIRS RD
CARO, MI 48723-8211
Phone 989-673-4301
UNATNDD ARPT TEL. |
| Manager: | JOE GREENE
1750 SPEIRS RD
CARO, MI 48723-8211
Phone 989-233-4124 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON ARPT. |
| - | UAS OPS SOUTH OF RWY INT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL RWY 13/31. |
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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (205KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (184KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
77G - Marlette Township Airport (18 nm SE)
KHYX - Saginaw County H W Browne Airport (18 nm W)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
D95 - Dupont-Lapeer Airport (25 nm S)
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary. Flotilla Holland, MI
Photo taken 15-Aug-2015
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tuscola Area Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Apr-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 00:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Apr-2021 22:08:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Apr-2021 18:08:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KCFS | 112155Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A2944 RMK AO2 T01560031
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KHYX
18nm W | 112155Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM SCT048 SCT070 17/07 A2944 RMK AO2 T01710067
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KMBS
28nm W | 111735Z 1118/1218 19005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM111900 16006KT P6SM BKN040 FM120100 35003KT P6SM OVC050 FM120400 VRB02KT 3SM BR OVC040 TEMPO 1206/1210 1SM BR OVC008 FM121400 28006KT P6SM OVC015
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KFNT
32nm SW | 111735Z 1118/1218 17008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM111900 17010KT P6SM BKN060 FM120100 35003KT P6SM OVC050 FM120900 VRB02KT 2SM BR OVC035 FM121200 31003KT P6SM OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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