FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CFS |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-31.8990N 083-26-43.6080W
43-27.531650N 083-26.726800W
43.4588608,-83.4454467
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 704.3 ft. / 214.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CARO, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48723 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CFS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 06 & 24 OPR CONSLY DAWN-DUSK. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.275 (989-672-4182) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 120.95 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 120.95 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at HYX (18 nm W): | 118.325 (989-752-3408) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MBSr102/27.8 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 03W |
| FNTr030/32.3 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4302 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.242665N | | 43-27.693608N |
| Longitude: | 083-27.222020W | | 083-26.472463W |
| Elevation: | 684.8 ft. | | 700.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 050 true | | 238 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. tree, 1214 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 39 ft. tree, 355 ft. from runway, 283 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2277 x 110 ft. / 694 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.744598N | | 43-27.558688N |
| Longitude: | 083-26.722463W | | 083-26.275807W |
| Elevation: | 704.3 ft. | | 689.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 120 true | | 308 magnetic, 300 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 564 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. pole, 27 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. | | 65 ft. tree, 707 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TUSCOLA AREA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1750 SPEIRS RD
CARO, MI 48723-8211
Phone 989-673-4301 |
| Manager: | JOE GREENE
1750 SPEIRS RD
CARO, MI 48723-8211
Phone 989-670-2441 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | UAS OPS SOUTH OF RWY INT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (349KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
77G - Marlette Township Airport (18 nm SE)
KHYX - Saginaw County/H W Browne Airport (18 nm W)
3CM - James Clements Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
D95 - Dupont/Lapeer Airport (25 nm S)
Y83 - Sandusky City Airport (26 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kevin Jarchow, USCG Auxiliary. Flotilla Holland, MI
Photo taken 15-Aug-2015
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tuscola Area Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 12-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunrise | | 08:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 22:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Jan-2025 12:40:26 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Jan-2025 07:40:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KCFS | 121215Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM BKN085 BKN110 M03/M05 A2988 RMK AO2 T10311052
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KHYX
18nm W | 121215Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM SCT080 BKN090 BKN110 M04/M07 A2988 RMK AO2
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KMBS
28nm W | 121120Z 1212/1312 19005KT P6SM BKN045 OVC080 FM121400 18010KT P6SM BKN025 OVC045 TEMPO 1214/1217 4SM -SHSN OVC015 FM121700 18013G20KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM121900 22013G20KT 1SM -SN OVC015 FM130000 22009KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1300/1303 5SM -FZDZ FM130800 25011KT P6SM OVC020
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KFNT
32nm SW | 121120Z 1212/1312 19005KT P6SM BKN045 OVC080 FM121500 18010KT P6SM BKN025 OVC045 TEMPO 1215/1217 5SM -SHSN OVC015 FM121700 18013G20KT 4SM -SN OVC025 FM122000 20013G20KT 1SM -SN OVC015 FM130000 22009KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1300/1303 5SM -FZDZ FM130800 25011KT P6SM OVC020
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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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