FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
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 |
Pattern altitude: | 1668.4 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 good 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. |
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 1/19
Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition RY 01/19 CENTER 20 FT OF RY FM INTXN RY 08/26 N TO THE HANGAR LINE IS ASPH; REMAINDER OF RY TURF. |
Runway edge markings: | RY 01/19 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 46-00.417933N | | 46-00.829117N |
Longitude: | 083-44.383500W | | 083-44.398950W |
Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 006 magnetic, 359 true | | 186 magnetic, 179 true |
Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 115 ft. both sides of centerline RWY 19 +55 FT TREES 1100 FT DSTC 20:1; ALSO +36 FT TREES; 105 R; 180 FT DSTC; 5:1. | | 50 ft. trees, 75 ft. left and right of centerline RY 19 APCH RATIO 20 :1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 63 FT TREES, 1260 FT DSTC. |
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: | | 9 | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
- | OCNL GOLF CARTS & PEDESTRIANS CROSSING RY 08/26 DUE TO GOLF COURSE ON BOTH SIDES. |
- | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SVC (ADCUS) AVBL. |
- | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | DRUMMOND ISL., YACHT HAVEN SEA PLANE BASE LCTD 1.5 MI N., CUSTOMS AVBL 906-632-8822, 906-632-7221. |
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 29 March 2018 at 0901Z to 26 April 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 24-Apr-2018
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
Sunset | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 01:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2018 01:02:45 |
Local (UTC-4) | 24-Apr-2018 21:02:45 |
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METAR |
KDRM | 250055Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM OVC065 07/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 T00681021
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TAF |
CYAM 43nm NW | 231938Z 2320/2408 14005KT P6SM FEW160 BKN220 BECMG 2401/2403 09005KT RMK NXT FCST BY 240200Z
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CYZE 50nm E | 241939Z 2420/2422 19008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 TEMPO 2420/2422 P6SM -SHRA FEW030 BKN060 OVC100 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST WILL BE ISSUED AT 250945Z
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NOTAMs |
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