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KFKS Frankfort Dow Memorial Field
Frankfort, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: FKS
Lat/Long: 44-37-30.7260N 086-12-03.0790W
44-37.512100N 086-12.051317W
44.6252017,-86.2008553
(estimated)
Elevation: 633.2 ft. / 193.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of FRANKFORT, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49635

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FKS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
FOR ON CALL ATTENDANT CALL AMGR.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 33; PAPI RWY 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF (3 MIKE CLICKS TURNS OFF).
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LOCATED ON HILL 1.25 MILES NW OF ARPT. Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3P: 118.325 (231-352-7573)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/338.3 (TRAVERSE CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVCr267/27.9TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME114.6002W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:AVBL SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 4050 x 75 ft. / 1234 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 44-37.764933N44-37.259267N
Longitude: 086-12.355367W086-11.747300W
Elevation: 633.2 ft.606.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 139 true323 magnetic, 319 true
Displaced threshold: 1094 ft.111 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
+20 FT ROAD.		54 ft. tree, 896 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FRANKFORT CITY-CO ARPT AUTH
650 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9785
Phone 231-352-9118
Manager: BROOKE TRENTHAM POPP
650 AIRPORT RD
FRANKFORT, MI 49635-9785
Phone 231-352-9118
CELL 231-383-2126.

Additional Remarks

- ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS 5-3-2-1.
- RAMP FEE FOR COML ACFT.
- HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN LAKESHORE.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
- DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (224KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (212KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (136KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (337KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMBL - Manistee County/Blacker Airport (21 nm S)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (27 nm E)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (40 nm SE)
KLDM - Mason County Airport (41 nm S)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (48 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1212:12
Sunrise07:4412:44
Sunset17:1522:15
Evening civil twilight17:4722:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Nov-2024 04:40:23
Local (UTC-5)  15-Nov-2024 23:40:23
 
METAR
KFKS 160415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC024 08/06 A3013 RMK AO2 T00830060
TAF
KMBL 
22nm S 		151724Z 1518/1618 29005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN008 BKN015 TEMPO 1518/1522 FEW035 FM160000 00000KT P6SM BKN020 FM161400 17005KT P6SM BKN025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field 231-352-9118
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100LL
SS $6.48 
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