FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 ft. / 203.6 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 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (906-493-6410) |
- APCH AND DEP CTL PROVIDED 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 JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 8/26 MKG FADED |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| 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, 201 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline +4 FT FENCE 20 FT DSTC; +10 FT HILL 10 FT DSTC 50 FT L; +18 FT BLDG 97 FT DSTC 50 FT R; +50 FT TREES 20 FT DSTC, 90 FT R/L. | | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline +6 FT FENCE 54 FT DSTC; +15 FT ROAD 110 FT DSTC; +20 FT BLDG, 0 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition RY 18/36 CENTER 20 FT PTN OF RY FM INTXN RY 18/36 N TO THE HANGAR LINE IS ASPH; REMAINDER OF RY TURF. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 46-00.829117N | | 46-00.417933N |
| Longitude: | 083-44.398950W | | 083-44.383500W |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 186 magnetic, 179 true | | 006 magnetic, 359 true |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 75 ft. left and right of centerline RY 18 APCH RATIO 20 :1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 63 FT TREES, 1260 FT DSTC. | | 40 ft. trees, 115 ft. both sides of centerline RWY 18 +55 FT TREES 1100 FT DSTC 20:1; ALSO +36 FT TREES; 105 R; 180 FT DSTC; 5:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DRUMMOND TOWNSHIP P.O.BOX 245 DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI 49726 Phone 906-493-5321 |
| Manager: | JAMES BAILEY 34264 S. TOWNLINE RD. DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI 49726 Phone 906-493-5411 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OCNL GOLF CARTS & PEDESTRIANS CROSSING RY 08/26 DUE TO GOLF COURSE ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SVC (ADCUS) AVBL. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 08 | |
download (263KB) |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (231KB) |
| NDB RWY 26 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCIU - Chippewa County International Airport (34 nm NW)
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)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (39 nm SW)
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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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 09:13 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunset | | 21:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:06 | | 02:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:20:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 23:20:57 |
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| METAR |
| KDRM | 050255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2994 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
CYAM 42nm NW | 050138Z 0502/0514 26005KT P6SM SKC BECMG 0504/0506 VRB03KT FM051200 20005KT P6SM SCT070 RMK NXT FCST BY 050800Z
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CYZE 50nm E | 041938Z 0420/0422 30012KT P6SM SKC RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST WILL BE ISSUED AT 050945Z
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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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