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KDRM
(formerly Y66)
Drummond Island Airport
Drummond Island, Michigan, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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
SSMr140/33.9SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME112.2004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DRUMMOND ISLANDat field21807WDRM -.. .-. --
ROGERS CITY012/36.421507WPZQ .--. --.. --.-

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
EXTENSIVE CRACKING IN PAVEMENT. 38 FT X 200 FT AREA NEAR RY 8 DSPLCD THLD. N SIDE PAVEMENT FAILED, RUTS, POT HOLES, & LOOSE STONE.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 8/26 MKG FADED
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 46-00.417033N46-00.619233N
Longitude: 083-45.238367W083-44.339633W
Elevation: 659.4 ft.657.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 079 magnetic, 072 true259 magnetic, 252 true
Displaced threshold: 650 ft.170 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline
RY 08 APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; +65 FT TREES, 1300 FT DSTC, 45 FT R; 900 FT DSTC, 200 FT R/L.
+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
+ 46 TREES, 276 FT FROM DSPLCD THLD, 250 FT L, APPROACH RATIO 6:1
RY 26 APCH RATIO 5:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; OVR +60 FT TREES 300 FT DSTC, 250 FT R.
+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: 46-00.829117N46-00.417933N
Longitude: 083-44.398950W083-44.383500W
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 186 magnetic, 179 true006 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: 7
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 08   download (263KB)
GPS RWY 26   download (231KB)
NDB RWY 26   download (239KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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
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Aerial photo of KDRM (Drummond Island Airport)
Photo by Bob Patterson
Taken in the Summer of 2003

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Sectional chart
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From to KDRM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1809:18
Sunrise05:5509:55
Sunset21:2501:25
Evening civil twilight22:0302:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2008 10:03:43
Local (UTC-4)  09-Jul-2008 06:03:43
 
METAR
KDRM 090958Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2974 RMK AO2
TAF
CYAM 
42nm NW 
090738Z 090820 28005KT P6SM SCT050 FM1200Z 30012G22KT P6SM BKN030 TEMPO 1220 SCT030 RMK NXT FCST BY 14Z
CYZE 
50nm E 
081938Z 082022 26010KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 2022 SCT020 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST WILL BE ISSUED AT 090945Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bailey's Services 906-493-5411
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