AirNav: 6Y1 - Bois Blanc Island Airport

6Y1

Bois Blanc Island Airport
Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 OR 231-634-7052.

Additional Remarks

-	DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE 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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (180KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28		download (204KB)
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 22-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:39	12:39
Sunrise	08:11	13:11
Sunset	17:28	22:28
Evening civil twilight	18:01	23:01

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Jan-2026 21:04:35
Local (UTC-5)	22-Jan-2026 16:04:35

METAR

KSLH 7nm S	222055Z AUTO 27015G26KT 5SM -SN HZ SCT031 BKN065 OVC080 M12/M19 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 28028/05
KMCD 7nm NW	222056Z AUTO 26020G25KT 3SM -SN HZ FEW028 BKN034 OVC041 M13/M18 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 28029/01
KPLN 17nm SW	222054Z AUTO 29012G23KT 1/2SM SN BKN019 OVC031 M13/M17 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 28033/2002 SNB09 SLP160 P0000 60000 T11331167 53012

TAF

KPLN
17nm SW

221720Z 2218/2318 27016G28KT 3SM -SN BLSN SCT020 BKN035 TEMPO 2218/2221 1SM -SN BR FM222100 28014G25KT 2SM -SHSN BR BKN023 TEMPO 2221/2224 1SM -SN BR FM230000 29012G23KT P6SM -SHSN BKN027 FM230500 29012G23KT P6SM VCSH BKN026

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