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KCFS Tuscola Area Airport
Caro, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 OCTOBER 2020

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 126.525/285.525 (ALGONAC RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBSr102/27.8SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
FNTr030/32.3FLINT VORTAC116.9006W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL 80 JET-A+ MOGAS
MOGAS AVBL M-F 0800-1700. S & S 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: 43-27.242712N43-27.693605N
Longitude: 083-27.221942W083-26.472488W
Elevation: 684.6 ft.700.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 050 true238 magnetic, 230 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 1210 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear39 ft. trees, 915 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 13/31 THLDS & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH CONES.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 43-27.744598N43-27.558688N
Longitude: 083-26.722463W083-26.275807W
Elevation: 704.3 ft.689.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 128 magnetic, 120 true308 magnetic, 300 true
Displaced threshold: no564 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 55 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear65 ft. trees, 680 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TUSCOLA AREA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1750 SPEIRS DR
CARO, MI 48723
Phone 989-673-4301
UNATNDD ARPT TEL.
Manager: JOE GREENE
1750 SPEIRS DR
CARO, MI 48723
Phone 989-233-4124

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 33
Helicopters: 1
    
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.
- RDO CTL OPS S OF RWY INTERSECTION.
- 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 08 October 2020 at 0901Z to 05 November 2020 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (196KB)
VOR-A **CHANGED**   download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (184KB)

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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 of KCFS (Tuscola Area Airport)
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary. Flotilla Holland, MI
Photo taken 15-Aug-2015
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From to KCFS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Oct-2020
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2711:27
Sunrise07:5611:56
Sunset18:4122:41
Evening civil twilight19:1023:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Oct-2020 02:28:43
Local (UTC-4)  20-Oct-2020 22:28:43
 
METAR
KCFS 210215Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM SCT050 SCT070 BKN110 06/04 A3013 RMK AO2 T00640035
KHYX 
18nm W 		210215Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM OVC045 07/03 A3011 RMK AO2
TAF
KMBS 
28nm W 		201750Z 2018/2118 07009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM210300 11008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC030 FM210600 14006KT 4SM -DZ BR SCT004 OVC007 FM210900 23010KT 4SM -DZ BR SCT005 BKN008 FM211300 27012G22KT P6SM SCT020 SCT150
KFNT 
32nm SW 		201750Z 2018/2118 36005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM201900 09009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM210300 11007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT012 OVC028 FM210500 14006KT 4SM -DZ BR SCT004 OVC006 FM210900 23010KT 4SM -DZ BR SCT005 BKN008 FM211300 27012G22KT P6SM SCT015 SCT150
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