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6Y4

Van Effen Field Airport
Rock, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	6Y4
Lat/Long:	46-03-07.4250N 087-15-29.8450W 46-03.123750N 087-15.497417W 46.0520625,-87.2582903 (estimated)
Elevation:	970 ft. / 296 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles SW of ROCK, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49880

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/2016
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GRB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at SAW (19 nm N):	118.375 (906-346-5126)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SAWr167/19.3		SAWYER VOR/DME		117.10		04W
ESCr340/21.0		ESCANABA VOR/DME		113.55		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Latitude:	46-03.217500N	46-03.030000N
Longitude:	087-15.773500W	087-15.221333W
Elevation:	969.0 ft.	957.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	116 true	296 true
Obstructions:	15 ft. road, 50 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 12 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.	73 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 30 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM VAN EFFEN 2310 HOLLY 35.5 RD ROCK, MI 49880-9435 Phone 906-869-4068 CELL.
Manager:	JASON M VAN EFFEN 2310 HOLLY 35.5 RD ROCK, MI 49880-9435 Phone 906-869-7623

Additional Remarks

A51-30	RWY 30 DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
A51-12	RWY 12 DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
-	NO SNOW REMOVAL.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	DEER, BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON INVOF RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSAW - Marquette/Sawyer Regional Airport (19 nm N)
KESC - Delta County Airport (21 nm S)
KIMT - Ford Airport (38 nm W)
2P2 - Washington Island Airport (42 nm S)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (46 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	10:36
Sunrise	07:07	11:07
Sunset	20:32	00:32
Evening civil twilight	21:03	01:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Apr-2026 04:49:04
Local (UTC-4)	13-Apr-2026 00:49:04

METAR

KSAW 19nm N	130438Z AUTO 20012KT M1/4SM FG VV000 12/12 A2952 RMK AO2
KESC 21nm SE	130356Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM CLR 11/11 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP018 T01110111

TAF

KSAW
19nm N

122135Z 1222/1318 16022KT 1/4SM -RA FG VV000 FM130000 20016G25KT 6SM BR BKN008 WS020/23050KT PROB30 1300/1302 4SM -SHRA OVC004 FM130700 25011G20KT P6SM SCT006 FM131000 30008KT P6SM BKN004 FM131700 35006KT P6SM BKN009

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