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Y68 Joyfield Heliport
Benzonia, Michigan, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: Y68
Lat/Long: 44-33-47.6900N 086-08-19.5800W
44-33.794833N 086-08.326333W
44.5632472,-86.1387722
(estimated)
Elevation: 740 ft. / 226 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles SSW of BENZONIA, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49616

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at FKS (5 nm NW): 118.325 (231-352-7573)
WX AWOS-3PT at MBL (18 nm S): 118.825 (231-723-6073)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVCr258/25.9TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME114.6002W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 42 x 42 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: turf
Latitude: 44-33.794833N
Longitude: 086-08.326333W
Elevation: 740.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES EVANS
PO BOX 89
BENZONIA, MI 49616-0089
Phone 231-871-0044
Manager: ELIZABETH EVANS
4868 CRAWFORD RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9426
Phone 231-383-2798

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y68.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (5 nm NW)
KMBL - Manistee County/Blacker Airport (18 nm S)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (26 nm NE)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (35 nm SE)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (38 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Mar-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0512:05
Sunset18:4423:44
Evening civil twilight19:1300:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2025 04:19:25
Local (UTC-5)  11-Mar-2025 23:19:25
 
METAR
KFKS 
5nm NW 		120355Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR M01/M10 A2998 RMK AO2 T10071101
KMBL 
18nm S 		120356Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM SCT120 M02/M07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP158 T10171072 401441033 FZRANO
TAF
KMBL 
18nm S 		111733Z 1118/1218 35013G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM112100 01007KT P6SM SCT035 FM120000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200
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