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86MI

Downwind Acres Airport
Willis, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	86MI
Lat/Long:	42-09-10.1470N 083-34-02.7720W 42-09.169117N 083-34.046200W 42.1528186,-83.5674367 (estimated)
Elevation:	683 ft. / 208.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	1 mile SW of WILLIS, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48191

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1962
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at YIP (5 nm N):	PHONE 734-961-6843
WX ASOS at ARB (9 nm NW):	PHONE 734-668-7173
WX ASOS at DTW (10 nm E):	PHONE 231-202-2054
WX AWOS-3P at TTF (14 nm SE):	119.075 (734-384-0259)
WX AWOS-3P at ONZ (18 nm E):	119.675 (734-692-9686)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CRLr325/8.0	CARLETON VOR/DME	115.70	03W
DXOr254/9.6	DETROIT VOR/DME	113.40	06W
SVMr179/15.4	SALEM VORTAC	114.30	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ADRIAN		059/28.4		278		06W		ADG	.- -.. --.

Airport Services

Parking:

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Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2460 x 50 ft. / 750 x 15 m
Surface:	turf, in poor condition IREG; ROUGH WITH SVRL CHUCKHOLES THRUT. MOWED 25 FT L & R OF CL.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard LGTS NOT FOR PUBLIC USE.
Runway edge markings:	3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	500 ft.	415 ft.
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	80 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 15 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 10:1 AT DTHR.	65 ft. tree, 750 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 17:1 AT DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SCOTT GORDON PO BOX 2680 ANN ARBOR, MI 48106-2680 Phone 734-417-3706
Manager:	SCOTT GORDON PO BOX 2680 ANN ARBOR , MI 48106-2680 Phone 734-417-3706

Additional Remarks

-	+40 FT TREES ALL QUADS IN PRIM SFC.
-	ULTRALIGHT ACT ON ARPT.
-	CHECK ACFT PER DATA CALCULATIONS DUE TO RWY CONDS.
-	FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 86MI.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYIP - Willow Run Airport (5 nm N)
KARB - Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (9 nm NW)
KDTW - Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (10 nm E)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (13 nm NE)
KTTF - Custer Airport (14 nm SE)
KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (18 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	10:37
Sunrise	07:06	11:06
Sunset	20:06	00:06
Evening civil twilight	20:35	00:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Apr-2026 14:37:38
Local (UTC-4)	08-Apr-2026 10:37:38

METAR

KYIP 5nm N	081353Z 13007KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP315 T00281028
KARB 8nm NW	734-668-7173 081353Z 17010KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP316 T00221033
KDTW 11nm NE	081353Z 14009KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 03/M04 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP322 T00331039
KTTF 15nm SE	081415Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3046 RMK AO2
KONZ 19nm E	081415Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3046 RMK AO2

TAF

KYIP 5nm N	081120Z 0812/0912 12010KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 16012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM082000 18013KT P6SM BKN200 FM090600 19013G20KT P6SM OVC200
KDTW 11nm NE	081120Z 0812/0918 12010KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 16012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM082000 18013KT P6SM BKN200 FM090600 19013G20KT P6SM OVC200 FM091500 20014G22KT 6SM -RA SCT035 OVC070

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