Welke Airport (6Y8)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	6Y8
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	085-31-13.2402W/45-43-16.1847N -85.520344/45.721162 (Estimated)
Elevation	664 ft / 202.39 m (Surveyed)
Land	200 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles S of Beaver Island, MI
Location	Charlevoix County, MI
Magnetic Variation	05W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Paul Welke
Address	P.o. Box 112 Beaver Island, MI 49782
Phone number	231-448-2071
Manager	Paul Welke
Address	111 Airport Drive, Po Box 80 Charlevoix, MI 49720
Phone number	231-448-2071

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	No
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Green Bay
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt	1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC	ZMP - Minneapolis
Tie-in FSS	LAN - Lansing
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LAN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.800 MHz
UNICOM	122.800 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	HGR,TIE
Other services	CHTR

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	2512 x 30 ft (766 x 9 m)
Surface	ASPH-G

	09	27
Coordinates	45.720333N / 85.525583W	45.720528N / 85.515750W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
REIL	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	3500 x 140 ft (1067 x 43 m)
Surface	TURF-F

	17	35
Physical elevation	644.00 ft	644.00 ft
Coordinates	45.726472N / 85.520036W	45.716875N / 85.520214W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	, Poor Condition *RUNWAY ROLLING TERRAIN, ROUGH WITH BARE SPOTS.	, Poor Condition
REIL	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
SJX	NDB	St James		382.00	05W	2.3 nm
CVX	NDB	Charlevoix		392.00	05W	27.3 nm
BFA	NDB	Boyne Falls		263.00	06W	41.8 nm
ISQ	VOR/DME	Schoolcraft County	041X	110.40	05W	31.3 nm
ERY	VOR/DME	Newberry	019X	108.20	06W	35.6 nm
PLN	VORTAC	Pellston	055X	111.80	06W	36.4 nm

Remarks

• RY 27 ACFT PARKED IN PRIMARY SURFACE - SOUTH SIDE.
• DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
• RY 9/27 QUARRY, DIRT PILES, EQUIPMENT 165 FT N OF RY, 150 FT W OF RY 17/35.
• RWY 17 - 20 FT DROP OFF, N. END OF RWY.
• RY 17-35, EQUIP PARKED ALONG E SIDE OF RY, S END.
• PRVDD THRS ARE CORRECTLY MKD & NOTAM'D.