FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKS |
| Lat/Long: | 44-37-30.7900N / 086-12-02.9100W
44-37.513167N / 086-12.048500W
44.6252194 / -86.2008083
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 633 ft. / 192.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of FRANKFORT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49635 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
FOR ATNDNT AFTR HRS CALL 231-352-4908 (AMGR RESIDENCE) OR 231-383-2518 (AMGR CELL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; REIL RY 33; PAPI RY 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LOCATED ON HILL 1.25 MILES NW OF ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (231-352-7573) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/338.3 (TRAVERSE CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MBLr011/21.4 | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| TVCr267/27.9 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CADILLAC | | 306/39.7 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4050 x 75 ft. / 1234 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 44-37.764933N | | 44-37.259267N |
| Longitude: | 086-12.355367W | | 086-11.747300W |
| Elevation: | 633.2 ft. | | 606.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 139 true | | 323 magnetic, 319 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1094 ft. | | 111 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
RY 15 APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR 151 FT TREES 2492 FT DSTC 350 FT L.
+20 FT RD. | | 54 ft. trees, 842 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLD THLD OVER +49 FT TREES, 980 FT DSTC, 380 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FRANKFORT CITY-CO ARPT AUTH
412 MAIN ST, P O BOX 351
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-0351
Phone 231-359-9118 |
| Manager: | JAY DARLING
650 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635
Phone 231-352-9118
231-352-4908 MGR RES. 231-383-2518 MGR CELL. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTSV SOARING ACTIVITY & GLIDER TOWING OPNS WEST OF RY. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS 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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMBL - Manistee County-Blacker Airport (21 nm S)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (27 nm E)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (40 nm SE)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (41 nm S)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (48 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in October 2006
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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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 21:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:45:25 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 20:45:25 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKS | 260036Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT020 BKN031 BKN041 22/17 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTVC
28nm E | 252321Z 260024 24008KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 0204 5SM -TSRA BR OVC028CB FM0500 26005KT P6SM SCT050 FM1500 29010KT P6SM FEW250
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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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