FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y70 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-56-16.5403N 085-03-38.0629W
42-56.275672N 085-03.634382W
42.9379279,-85.0605730
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 817.8 ft. / 249.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of IONIA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48846 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.9 (616-523-1852) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 118.65 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 118.65 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQS 128.4 (GRAND RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VIOr069/21.2 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KNOBS | | 086/14.2 | | 263 | | 06W | | GR | --. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4298 x 75 ft. / 1310 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 42-56.276868N | | 42-56.269148N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.264662W | | 085-03.301688W |
| Elevation: | 813.8 ft. | | 802.4 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4261 x 340 ft. / 1299 x 104 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV 15-APR 15. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-56.629043N | | 42-55.927672N |
| Longitude: | 085-03.484297W | | 085-03.484297W |
| Elevation: | 803.5 ft. | | 817.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 180 true | | 005 magnetic, 000 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. tree, 1126 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 84 ft. tree, 1020 ft. from runway, 227 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
ALSO +33 FT PLINE, 1015 FT DIST, 30:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | IONIA COUNTY
COURT HOUSE, 100 W MAIN ST
IONIA, MI 48846-1651
Phone 616-527-5300 |
| Manager: | MATT KUHNS
468 E SPRAGUE RD
IONIA, MI 48846
Phone 616-523-9136
CELL 616-902-2281. |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE SOARING ACTIVITY. |
| - | ACFT PARKED ADJ TO RWY 10/28 & 18/36 DURG GLDR OPS. |
| - | GLDR OPS CONDUCTED SOUTH OF RWY 10/28 & WEST OF RWY 18/36; USE FREQ 123.3 IN PRACTICE AREA. GLDRS USE CTAF IN TFC PAT. |
| - | TREES OBST VIEW BTWN RWY END 18 WITH RWY END 10 & 28. |
| - | HOSPITAL & HOSPITAL HELI ADJ SOUTH OF RWY 10/28. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
| A52-10 | ALSO +25 FT PLINE, 1154 FT DIST, 38:1. |
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 10 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (134KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (346KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (21 nm W)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (21 nm SW)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (23 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tal Reichert
Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ionia County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 23-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2025 22:13:41 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 23-Apr-2025 18:13:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KY70 | 232155Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM BKN110 19/08 A3014 RMK AO2
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KGRR
20nm W | 231728Z 2318/2418 19004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN110 FM232200 20008KT P6SM SCT100 FM240300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
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KLAN
23nm SE | 231728Z 2318/2418 29005KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN110 FM232300 20008KT P6SM SCT100 FM240100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100
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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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