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6Y1

Bois Blanc Island Airport
Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	6Y1
Lat/Long:	45-45-58.6716N 084-30-13.7302W 45-45.977860N 084-30.228837W 45.7662977,-84.5038139 (estimated)
Elevation:	664 ft. / 202.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	06W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of BOIS BLANC ISLAND, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49775

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1970
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD FOR SVC CALL AMGR.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 28; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SLH (7 nm S):	118.175 (231-627-4671)
WX AWOS-3 at MCD (8 nm NW):	118.275 (906-847-3778)
WX ASOS at PLN (17 nm SW):	119.025 (231-539-7700)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PLNr046/10.6		PELLSTON VORTAC		111.80		06W
SSMr195/39.5		SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME		112.20		04W

Airport Services

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Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	3498 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Latitude:	45-46.006003N	45-45.949715N
Longitude:	084-30.638130W	084-29.819542W
Elevation:	664.0 ft.	641.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	102 magnetic, 096 true	282 magnetic, 276 true
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:		4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	no	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	BOIS BLANC TOWNSHIP PO BOX 898 POINTE AUX PINS, MI 49775-0898 Phone 231-634-7275
Manager:	CHRISTOPHER VIERS 2431 BRIDGE VIEW DR BOIS BLANC ISLAND, MI 49775-0898 Phone 812-320-0792

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	TO VFY FICON CALL AMGR.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (180KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28		download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (7 nm S)
KMCD - Mackinac Island Airport (8 nm NW)
83D - Mackinac County Airport (12 nm NW)
KPLN - Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport (17 nm SW)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (27 nm SW)

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Area around 6Y1 (Bois Blanc Island Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:16	09:16
Sunrise	05:54	09:54
Sunset	21:30	01:30
Evening civil twilight	22:08	02:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Jul-2025 18:57:37
Local (UTC-4)	03-Jul-2025 14:57:37

METAR

KSLH 7nm S	031835Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3003 RMK AO2
KMCD 7nm NW	031835Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3002 RMK AO2
KPLN 17nm SW	031854Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02500089

TAF

KPLN
17nm SW

031720Z 0318/0418 33009KT P6SM SKC FM040000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100 FM041400 14004KT P6SM FEW150

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