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51M

Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport
Mio, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	51M
Lat/Long:	44-40-29.4000N 084-07-19.3500W 44-40.490000N 084-07.322500W 44.6748333,-84.1220417 (estimated)
Elevation:	1033 ft. / 315 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	2 miles N of MIO, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48647

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1989
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CGGr097/(25.9)		GRAYLING VOR		109.80		06W
APNr231/34.3		ALPENA VORTAC		116.50		07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GRAYLING		105/30.4		359		06W		GYG	--. -.-- --.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface:	asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Latitude:	44-40.486667N	44-40.493333N
Longitude:	084-07.668333W	084-06.976667W
Elevation:	1033.0 ft.	1032.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	094 magnetic, 089 true	274 magnetic, 269 true
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	76 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	OSCODA COUNTY 311 S MORENCI AVE MIO, MI 48647-9192 Phone 989-826-1130
Manager:	DAVID E KAUFFMAN 191 S MOUNT TOM RD MIO, MI 48647-9366 Phone 989-848-2446 CELL. UNATNDD OFC 989-826-6864.

Additional Remarks

-	SHELTER ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I.
-	DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 51M.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (26 nm W)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (26 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (30 nm SW)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (32 nm NW)
KOSC - Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (34 nm SE)

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Area around 51M (Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:36	09:36
Sunrise	06:11	10:11
Sunset	21:15	01:15
Evening civil twilight	21:50	01:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Jul-2025 02:18:51
Local (UTC-4)	20-Jul-2025 22:18:51

METAR

KY31 26nm S	210155Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3003 RMK AO2 T01910120
KGOV 26nm W	210155Z AUTO 28004KT 9SM CLR 17/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01690134 $
KHTL 30nm SW	210153Z AUTO 32006KT 7SM CLR 17/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01720133
KGLR 31nm NW	210153Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01720100
KAPN 33nm NE	210154Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01890106
KOSC 34nm SE	210155Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A3000 RMK AO2
KPZQ 46nm N	210155Z AUTO 33008G14KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3004 RMK AO2 T01770114
KACB 49nm W	210155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T01520144

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Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Airport

989-826-1729
989-619-6484
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