FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SJX |
| Lat/Long: | 45-41-32.0000N 085-33-59.8000W
45-41.533333N 085-33.996667W
45.6922222,-85.5666111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 669.8 ft. / 204.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of BEAVER ISLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49782 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SJX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (231-448-3081) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLNr282/38.0 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4299 x 75 ft. / 1310 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 45-41.493128N | | 45-41.483850N |
| Longitude: | 085-34.662907W | | 085-33.653670W |
| Elevation: | 669.7 ft. | | 667.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 091 true | | 276 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 67 ft. tree, 1010 ft. from runway, 330 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3278 x 120 ft. / 999 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES; DTHR MKD WITH 3 CONES EACH SIDE. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 45-41.715445N | | 45-41.349053N |
| Longitude: | 085-34.071692W | | 085-33.507067W |
| Elevation: | 666.3 ft. | | 668.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 133 true | | 318 magnetic, 313 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 522 ft. | | 571 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 125 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR. | | 15 ft. road, 75 ft. from runway, 133 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2054 x 120 ft. / 626 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES; DTHR MKD WITH 3 CONES EACH SIDE. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 45-41.509102N | | 45-41.749783N |
| Longitude: | 085-34.161110W | | 085-33.822402W |
| Elevation: | 665.5 ft. | | 664.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 045 true | | 230 magnetic, 225 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 763 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 1238 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 49 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 17:1 TO DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST JAMES & PEAINE TOWNSHIPS
BEAVER ISLAND AIRPORT
BEAVER ISLAND, MI 49782
Phone 231-448-2750 |
| Manager: | RACHEL TEAGUE
PO BOX 134
BEAVER ISLAND, MI 49782-0134
Phone 231-237-9482
CELL 231-675-5391. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (187KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (30 nm NW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (32 nm SE)
KPLN - Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport (33 nm E)
83D - Mackinac County Airport (37 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken early September 2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Apr-2025 22:56:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 28-Apr-2025 18:56:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KSJX | 282235Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM FEW090 FEW120 15/08 A2980 RMK AO2 PRESFR
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| TAF |
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KPLN
33nm E | 281744Z 2818/2918 19010G21KT P6SM SKC FM290200 18011G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 WS020/20050KT FM290300 18011G27KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN080 WS020/20055KT FM290600 21014G29KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC045 WS020/22060KT PROB30 2906/2909 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM291200 23012G21KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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