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6Y6 · St Helen Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 6Y6 Elev 1,198 ft Lat 44° 22.00' N Lon 84° 24.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 — 2,600 ft 120 ft TURF-F No 0.19%
30 — 2,600 ft 120 ft TURF-F No 0.19%
18 — 2,600 ft 110 ft TURF-F No 0.00%
36 — 2,600 ft 110 ft TURF-F No 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·ARPT CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD.
  • ·HNGRS LCTD 135 FT WEST OF RWY 18/36 CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR OVR +64 FT TREE, 1030 FT DIST, 95 FT R.
  • ·APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR +71 FT TREE, 1398 FT DIST, 10 FT R.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-09-03 Beech C23 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 40 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 45 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 56 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 56 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 66 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 89 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 92 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 100 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 100 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 108 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Robert Pflum Roscommon MI 11 nm
Matthew Louis Klempp Roscommon MI 11 nm
Mikhael Austin Floyd Roscommon MI 11 nm
Danielle Corinne Weeter Prudenville MI 12 nm
Robert Roy Kotranza Houghton Lake MI 16 nm
Jacob Franklin Davidson Alger MI 16 nm
Ryan Clark Williams Grayling MI 22 nm
Terry Lee Beard Gladwin MI 23 nm
Manu Kamal Kashyap Gladwin MI 23 nm
Mara Nicole Krupinski Fairview MI 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Joseph Hill Saint Helen MI 1 nm
Robert Hugo Meske West Branch MI 9 nm
Lane Charles Taber West Branch MI 9 nm
Carl Kenneth Borsodi West Branch MI 9 nm
Steven Edward Simmons West Branch MI 9 nm
Craig Allen Van Wormer West Branch MI 9 nm
Brandon Eric Hewitt West Branch MI 9 nm
Benjamin Perrie Windsor West Branch MI 9 nm
David Robert Pflum Roscommon MI 11 nm
Ralph Kenneth Fritsch Roscommon MI 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 12 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 56 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 102 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 106 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 111 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 111 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 120 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 123 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 134 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 153 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.