Bois Blanc Island Airport

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FAA: 6Y1

Bois Blanc Island Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 45-45-58.6716N (45.766298)
Longitude: 
 084-30-13.7302W (-84.503814)
Elevation: 
 664.0 feet MSL (202 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 7.1 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NW of Bois Blanc Island, Michigan
Found On: 
 Lake Huron Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
CHRISTOPHER VIERS
2431 BRIDGE VIEW DR
BOIS BLANC ISLAND, MI 49775-0898
812-320-0792		 BOIS BLANC TOWNSHIP
PO BOX 898
POINTE AUX PINS, MI 49775-0898
231-634-7275

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1970
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1664 feet (507 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 LAN
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  3500
Air Taxi:  500 14.3%
GA Local:  1500 42.9%
GA Itinerant:  1500 42.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Lansing(LAN)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 EC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 EC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 6Y1

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
6.8 Cheboygan County Airport
(KSLH SLH)		 185 192 100LL, Jet A+
12.3 Mackinac County Airport
(83D)		 307 314 100LL, Jet A+
16.5 Albert J Lindberg Airport
(5Y1)		 12 19 100LL
17.0 Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport
(PLN KPLN PLN)		 226 233 100LL, Jet A
29.1 Chippewa County International Airport
(CIU KCIU CIU)		 2 9 100LL, Jet A
34.9 Drummond Island Airport
(DRE KDRM DRM)		 65 73 100LL, MOGAS
36.1 Presque Isle County Airport
(KPZQ PZQ)		 126 134 100LL
39.2 Boyne City Municipal Airport
(N98)		 211 218 100LL
40.1 Boyne Mountain Airport
(KBFA BFA)		 206 213 100LL
42.6 Welke Airport
(6Y8)		 266 272 100LL
42.6 Charlevoix Municipal Airport
(KCVX CVX)		 229 235 100LL, Jet A+
44.7 Beaver Island Airport
(KSJX SJX)		 264 270 100LL
55.1 Antrim County Airport
(ACB KACB ACB)		 212 218 100LL, Jet A+
57.3 Alpena County Regional Airport
(APN KAPN APN)		 135 143 100LL, Jet A
70.8 Schoolcraft County Airport
(ISQ KISQ ISQ)		 280 286 100LL, Jet A+
76.5 Cherry Capital Airport
(TVC KTVC TVC)		 216 222 100LL, Jet A+
84.7 Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml Airport
(HTL KHTL HTL)		 184 191 100LL
94.9 Hanley Field Airport
(5Y7)		 292 298 100LL, Mogas
97.5 Wexford County Airport
(CAD KCAD CAD)		 203 209 100LL, Jet A
98.5 Iosco County Airport
(ECA 6D9)		 151 159 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 TO VFY FICON CALL AMGR.
A110-4 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A17 FOR SVC CALL AMGR.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 28; PAPI RWY 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 10/28
Longest Runway: 10/28 is 3498 ft (1066 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

6Y1 Airport Runway Details

Runway 10/28  3498 ft x 75 ft (1066 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/14/2009
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 10

Runway 28
Elevation: 
 664.0 641.6
Latitude: 
 45-46-00.3602N 45-45-56.9829N
Longitude: 
 084-30-38.2878W 084-29-49.1725W
Runway True Alignment: 
 096 276
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 No Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 33

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 None
Powerplant Repair: 
 None
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

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