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Tuscola Area Airport (CFS) in Caro, Michigan
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Historical Itinerant Operations - Tuscola Area Airport

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Tuscola Area Airport (CFS)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 09/01/1944, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 260 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 09623.*A, Location ID: CFS, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: DET, Unicom Frequency: 123.000 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 123.000 MHz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1000, Aeronautical sectional chart: Detroit, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: LAN, Tie-In FSS Name: Lansing, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 704 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2009-08-24), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCC, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZOB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Cleveland, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: CFS, Last Inspection Date: 09/17/2014, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: Michigan, County: Tuscola, City: Caro, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 43° 27' 31.903'', Lng: -83° 26' 43.604'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 43.458862, Lng: -83.445446, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: FAA (2011-04-08), Distance from central business district: 3 mi (SW) Find on map
  • Owner
  • Tuscola Area Airport Authority, 1750 Speirs Dr., Caro, Mi 48723, 989-673-2849
  • Manager
  • Chris Mccollum, 1750 Speirs Dr, Caro, Mi 48723, (989) 672-9302
  • Operations
  • Period: 12/31/2012 - 12/31/2013, Itinerant Operations: 7,000, Local Operations: 7,000
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 36, Multi Engine Aircraft: 1, Helicopters: 2
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 6W (Year 1985), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: INSTR, RNTL
  • Remarks
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; REIL & PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 05, True Alignment: 50, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 43° 27' 14.562'', Lng: -83° 27' 13.316'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 43.454045, Lng: -83.453699, Physical Elevation: 685 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 25.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 688.6 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P4L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 20, Object Height: 59 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1391.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 80R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.4, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 23, True Alignment: 230, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 43° 27' 41.616'', Lng: -83° 26' 28.349'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 43.461560, Lng: -83.441208, Physical Elevation: 700 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 700.1 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P4L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 20, Object Height: 33 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 860.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 120R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.4, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009)

Runway 2

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 12, True Alignment: 120, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 43° 27' 44.675'', Lng: -83° 26' 43.347'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 43.462410, Lng: -83.445374, Physical Elevation: 704 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 704.3 ft, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 25, Object Height: 70 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1750.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.6, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 30, True Alignment: 300, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 43° 27' 33.521'', Lng: -83° 26' 16.548'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 43.459311, Lng: -83.437930, Physical Elevation: 689 ft, Displaced GPS (Degrees): Lat: 43° 27' 36.284'', Lng: -83° 26' 23.187'', Displaced GPS (Seconds): Lat: 43.460079, Lng: -83.439774, Elevation At Displaced Threshold: 695 ft, Length At Displaced Threshold: 564 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 704.3 ft, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 12, Object Height: 49 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 594.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.6, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009), Displaced Threshold Position Source: FAA-EST (04/04/2012), Displaced Threshold Elevation Source: FAA-EST (04/04/2012), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (08/24/2009)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Caro)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 17 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)

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