FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y83 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-20.2882N 082-50-30.4123W
43-27.338137N 082-50.506872W
43.4556356,-82.8417812
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 776.9 ft. / 236.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2025) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of SANDUSKY, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48471 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1961 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1630, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.7/290.425 (FREELAND RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.416140N | | 43-27.427003N |
| Longitude: | 082-50.853413W | | 082-50.062918W |
| Elevation: | 776.3 ft. | | 774.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 089 true | | 277 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2271 x 153 ft. / 692 x 47 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.394298N | | 43-27.020457N |
| Longitude: | 082-50.582705W | | 082-50.576540W |
| Elevation: | 774.4 ft. | | 772.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 187 magnetic, 179 true | | 007 magnetic, 359 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 374 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 58 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 380 FT DIST, 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SANDUSKY
26 W SPEAKER ST
SANDUSKY, MI 48471-1299
Phone 810-648-4444 |
| Manager: | DON JOHNSTON
CITY HALL, 26 W SPEAKER ST
SANDUSKY, MI 48471-1299
Phone 810-414-3009 |
Additional Remarks
| - | +3 FT EMBANKMENT, 50 FT FM RWY 36 THR; -10 FT DITCH, 100 FT EAST OF RWY 18/36. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490. |
| - | FOR AFT HRS ACES TO TRML BLDG CALL AMGR. |
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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (355KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
77G - Marlette Township Airport (14 nm SW)
KBAX - Huron County Memorial Airport (20 nm N)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (26 nm W)
D95 - Dupont/Lapeer Airport (30 nm SW)
KPHN - St Clair County International Airport (35 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Oct-2010
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Nov-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 22:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Nov-2026 06:06:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Nov-2026 01:06:29 |
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| METAR |
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KBAX
21nm N | 130555Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM FEW027 FEW034 OVC065 03/01 A2985 RMK AO2 10055 20028
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KCFS
26nm W | 130555Z AUTO 35006KT 9SM SCT010 OVC015 03/02 A2987 RMK AO2 10053 20028
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KD95
30nm SW | 130555Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM OVC010 03/02 A2985 RMK AO2 10056 20032
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KP58
34nm N | 130555Z AUTO 36015KT 05/01 A2984 RMK AO1 PK WND 36028/0501 SLP110 6//// T00500011 10067 20039 58003 PNO $
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KPHN
35nm SE | 130555Z AUTO 32010KT 7SM -RA BR SCT014 BKN021 BKN027 04/02 A2982 RMK AO2 P0003 10073 20036
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CYZR
36nm SE | 130556Z AUTO 03011G19KT 9SM OVC028 05/01 A2980 RMK SLP099
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CYZR
36nm SE | 121940Z 1220/1303 03010G20KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 TEMPO 1220/1222 5SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC040 FM122200 05010G20KT P6SM BKN030 OVC060 TEMPO 1222/1303 BKN020 OVC060 RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 130900Z
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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