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KY68 · Joyfield Heliport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KY68 FAA Y68 Elev 740 ft Lat 44° 33.79' N Lon 86° 8.33' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 42 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
H1 — 42 ft 42 ft Turf No —
H1 — 42 ft 42 ft Turf No —

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 · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-07-22 Piper PA-38-112 · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →
1982-05-29 Cessna 182 · Other · dusk →

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
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 22 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 26 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 26 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 36 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 64 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 84 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 84 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 86 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 89 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 98 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
Michael John Smendzuik Beulah MI 4 nm
Brian James Macinnis Frankfort MI 6 nm
Jay Thomas Darling Frankfort MI 6 nm
Christopher Thomas Borozan Frankfort MI 6 nm
Joshua Paul Collins Empire MI 15 nm
James Weston Schaberg Empire MI 15 nm
Scott Walter Gest Lake Ann MI 16 nm
Frank Edward Jabour Interlochen MI 17 nm
Michelle Lynn Corbett Grawn MI 20 nm
John Michael O'Keefe Buckley MI 20 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
Richard Robert Reichenbach Frankfort MI 6 nm
David Wayne Kramer Frankfort MI 6 nm
Ronald Ray Miehlke Onekama MI 12 nm
Amy Marie Carmien Lake Ann MI 16 nm
Perry Edward Marcero Lake Ann MI 16 nm
Douglas Earl Barnes Lake Ann MI 16 nm
Mark Robert Evans Interlochen MI 17 nm
Aaron Lee Spangler Interlochen MI 17 nm
James William Rupe Interlochen MI 17 nm
Christopher William Lafleur Interlochen MI 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 26 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 64 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 88 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 104 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 109 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 110 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 124 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 129 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 142 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 149 nm

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