AOPA Airports: Ionia County (Y70)

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Y70Civil
Public Use

Ionia County

Ionia, MI
Phone: 616-527-9070
benzaviation.com
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Closed Major HolidaysYear-round, 7 Days a Week,0900-Dusk
Tower:	No
Elevation:	818 ft (249.3 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	3.00 mi. S of Ionia
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	VOR, RNAV, GPS
Runways:	09/27, 18/36 (unpaved) Longest paved runway: 4298 ft
Fees:	Tiedown, Hangar

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Trees Obstruct View Between Ry 27 & Ry 18 Ends

Ldg Fee for Commercial Acft, $30 S.E., $75 M.E

Glider Opns Conducted South of Ry 09/27 & West of Ry 18/36; Use Freq 123.3 in Practice Area. Gliders Use 122.8 in Tfc Pattern

Acft Pkd Adj to Rys 09/27 & 18/36 During Glider Operations

Extensive Soaring Activity

Intensive Flight Training

NOTAMs | TFR's

Runway 09/27

Dimensions:	4298 x 75ft. / 1310.0 x 22.9m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 19000 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
09	813.8ft. MSL 96° mag 91° true 0.3% down	non-precision	visual glide slope: 4-Light/Left-Side PAPI	Tree, 125 ft Right of center, 54 ft high, 1,280 ft from end, 20:1 clearance slope	Also +25 Ft Pline 1154 Ft Dist 38:1 Ry 09 REIL Out of Service Indefly

27	802.4ft. MSL 276° mag 271° true 0.3% up	non-precision	visual glide slope: 4-Light/Left-Side PAPI runway end identifier: REIL is present

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	4261 x 340ft. / 1298.8 x 103.6m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in fair condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
18	803.5ft. MSL 184° mag 179° true 0.3% up	No Data	Trees, Both-Sides, 60 ft high, 840 ft from end, 14:1 clearance slope	Both Ends Mkd with 3 Ft Yellow Cones

36	817.6ft. MSL 4° mag 359° true 0.3% down	No Data	Tree, 220 ft Right of center, 56 ft high, 1,008 ft from end, 18:1 clearance slope	Appr Ratio 20:1 Straight Out Also +33'Pline. 1015' Dist 30:1

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
Benz Aviation, LLC	Maintenance Fuel Rentals Sales Flight Training	On field: CTR	UNICOM: 122.8	616-527-9070
School of Missionary Aviation Technology	Flight Training	On field: NW 42.941282-85.072374	UNICOM: 122.8	616-527-4160

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Services at this airport:

Services:
Engine Repair: MajorAirframe Repair: Major
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead, Jet A
Transportation: Courtesy Car

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Taco Bell 1/4 mi

Applebee's 1/4 mi

Country Kitchen 3 mi

Meijer 1/4 mi

Applebee's 1/4 mi

K-Mart 1/4 mi

Wendy's 1/2 mi

McDonald's 1/2 mi

Big Boy 1/2 mi

Sports Class National Sailplane Competition/June 15-24

County Wide Transport 616-527-3565

Ionia County Yellow 616-522-0655, 800-881-2331

Glider Rides

Regional Sailplane Racing Championships on fld/3rdwk in Aug

Ionia Recreation Area State Park 3 mi

Ionia Free Fair/1st wk in Aug 3 mi

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N42 56.2757' / W85 3.6344'42.9379279-85.0605730
Charts:	NACO: Chicago Sectional
Mag Var:	05W (2000)
ARTCC:	Chicago (ZAU)
FSS:	Lansing (LAN) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	LAN
Approach/Departure Control Facility	LAN
Pattern Altitude:	Ultralights: 1610 MSL; 1610 MSL; Light Aircraft: 1810 MSL; Heavy Aircraft: 1810 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Lighted
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	Pilot Activated Lighting: high intensity: 7 clicks in 5 secs medium intensity: 5 clicks in 5 secs low intensity: 3 clicks in 5 secs Actvt Rotg Bcn - 122.8 Dusk-Dawn. Actvt MIRL Ry 09/27, PAPI & REIL Ry 27 - 122.8

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	23
Multi Engine:	1
Jets:	1
Helicopters:	0
Gliders:	17
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	10,500
GA Itinerant:	10,500
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 12/31/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
Approach/Departure	Lansing	118.65
WX	N/A	118.9T (616-523-1852)
CTAF	N/A	122.8
UNICOM	N/A	122.8

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
LAN	VORTAC	110.8	315	21 nm
GRR	VOR/DME	116.0	069	21 nm
BT	NDB	272.0	013	35 nm
BTL	VORTAC	109.4	015	39 nm
MOP	VOR/DME	110.6	204	44 nm
MKG	VORTAC	115.2	109	45 nm
AZO	VOR/DME	109.0	028	47 nm
HIC	VOR/DME	117.6	144	48 nm
JXN	VOR/DME	109.6	332	49 nm

Contact Addresses

ASN Volunteer:	Owner:	Airport Manager:
Margaret Wint	Ionia County	Anthony Smit
	Courthouse, 100 W. Main	3147 S State Rd
	Ionia, MI 48846	Ionia, MI 48846
	616-527-5300 (Office)	616-527-9070 (Office)
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IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27	155.3 KB
IAP	VOR-A	163.7 KB
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	121.2 KB