AirNav: 6Y4 - Van Effen Field Airport

6Y4

Van Effen Field Airport
Rock, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022

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-3 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	110.80	00E
IMTr070/38.3	IRON MOUNTAIN VOR/DME	111.20	02W

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	76 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM VAN EFFEN 2310 HOLLY 35.5 ROAD ROCK, MI 49880-8071 Phone (906) 869-4068
Manager:	JASON M. VAN EFFEN 2310 HOLLY 35.5 RD. ROCK, MI 49880-8071 Phone (906) 869-7623

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 50/year *
100%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018

Additional Remarks

-	CLOSED WHEN SNOW COVERED.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	UNATNDD, CLSD NOV-MAR & WHEN SNOW CVRD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6Y4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSAW - Sawyer International 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-Aug-2022

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:14	10:14
Sunrise	06:47	10:47
Sunset	21:01	01:01
Evening civil twilight	21:34	01:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Aug-2022 00:21:10
Local (UTC-4)	13-Aug-2022 20:21:10

METAR

KSAW 19nm N	132347Z 15006KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC005 16/15 A3006
KESC 21nm SE	132356Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM OVC017 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB16E55 SLP183 P0000 60001 T01670144 10189 20161 53005

TAF

KSAW
19nm N

132332Z 1400/1424 14005KT 5SM -DZ BR OVC006 TEMPO 1400/1403 1 1/2SM BR BKN004 FM140600 00000KT 2SM BR BKN003 FM141300 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN007 FM141600 04006KT P6SM SCT026

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