AirNav: 6Y3 - North Fox Island Airport

6Y3

North Fox Island Airport
North Fox Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	6Y3
Lat/Long:	45-28-55.5500N 085-46-51.0000W 45-28.925833N 085-46.850000W 45.4820972,-85.7808333 (estimated)
Elevation:	639 ft. / 195 m (estimated)
From city:	1 mile NE of NORTH FOX ISLAND, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49782

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/2017
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, UNREL DUE TO TREES.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SJX (15 nm NE):	118.075 (231-448-3081)

Airport Services

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Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	45-28.803000N	45-29.048667N
Longitude:	085-47.154500W	085-46.545500W
Elevation:	639.0 ft.	639.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	060 true	240 true
Displaced threshold:	804 ft.	999 ft.
Obstructions:	36 ft. trees, 10 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline	63 ft. trees, 80 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	MICHIGAN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 8015 S MACKINAW TRL CADILLAC, MI 49601-9746 Phone 231-775-9727 EXTN 6030 OR 231-732-3541 EXTN 5430.
Manager:	GENERAL GRANT 1711 W COLLEGE ST BOZEMAN, MT 59715-4913 Phone 313-912-6161

Additional Remarks

-	REMOTE ISLAND, NO SVCS & NO SHELTER & NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE.
-	WATCH FOR ACFT TAXIING & TAKING OFF BFR LDG.
-	SAFETY BRIEFING & PILOT INFO AVBL AT HTTPS://THERAF.ORG/
-	BIRDS, WILDLIFE, & SNAKES ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD; RWYS NOT PLOWED & SOFT IN SPRING & AFT RAIN.
-	TALL TREES ALQUADS.
-	SEE DNR RULES POSTED NEAR PRKG.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	OVERFLY THE FLD BFR ENTERING TFC PAT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSJX - Beaver Island Airport (15 nm NE)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (34 nm NW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (37 nm E)
N98 - Boyne City Municipal Airport (37 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:24	12:24
Sunrise	07:56	12:56
Sunset	17:04	22:04
Evening civil twilight	17:37	22:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Nov-2024 10:06:39
Local (UTC-5)	24-Nov-2024 05:06:39

METAR

KSJX 16nm NE	240735Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM BKN020 BKN030 OVC034 03/M01 A2992 RMK AO2
KCVX 24nm SE	240735Z AUTO 30011KT 10SM OVC034 04/M02 A2991 RMK AO2

TAF

KPLN 42nm E	240527Z 2406/2506 32007KT P6SM OVC035 FM240900 30005KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC028 FM241200 32005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC024 FM241400 34006KT P6SM OVC027 FM241700 01006KT P6SM OVC028 FM242300 06005KT P6SM SCT028 BKN150
KTVC 46nm S	240527Z 2406/2506 25005KT P6SM SCT030 OVC150 FM240800 27004KT P6SM BKN027 OVC250 FM241100 34005KT P6SM OVC024 FM242000 05004KT P6SM SCT029 OVC150 FM250100 08004KT P6SM OVC080

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