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KY83 · Sandusky City Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KY83 FAA Y83 Elev 776 ft Lat 43° 27.42' N Lon 82° 50.46' 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: 3,105 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 3,105 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
27 269° 3,105 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
18 180° 2,300 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.07%
36 360° 2,300 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.07%

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).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KY83 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF

  • 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 (5 sentences)
  • ·+3 FT EMBANKMENT, 50 FT FM RWY 36 THR; -10 FT DITCH, 100 FT EAST OF RWY 18/36.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·FOR AFT HRS ACES TO TRML BLDG CALL AMGR.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR. 3 FT YELLOW CONES. 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 380 FT DIST, 150 FT R.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,830 ops in 1997

2024 total

6,200

10-yr total

62,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

16.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-08-10 Piper J5C · Loss of control · 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
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 34 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 55 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 70 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 81 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 81 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 81 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 82 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 98 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 100 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian 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
Timothy George Juhl Carsonville MI 8 nm
Stanley Carl Wilcox Marlette MI 13 nm
Katherine Remington Atkinson Clifford MI 17 nm
James Richard Brandt Caro MI 25 nm
Jonathan Michael Findlay Caro MI 25 nm
Christopher Daniel Mccollum Caro MI 25 nm
Benjamin Dale Kooi Sr Fostoria MI 26 nm
Johnathon James Kegler Mussey MI 26 nm
Silas Jonathan Klink Fort Gratiot MI 27 nm
Robert Douglas Thoms Clyde MI 28 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
Brady Joel Smith Sandusky MI 2 nm
David Michael Tamer Ii Snover MI 5 nm
David Martin Eggert Carsonville MI 8 nm
William Charles Schutzler Applegate MI 11 nm
Douglas Paul Talaski Palms MI 11 nm
Adam John Ondrajka Marlette MI 13 nm
Jay Brian Burton Marlette MI 13 nm
Jacob William Kipp Marlette MI 13 nm
Bart Neil Perry Croswell MI 15 nm
Henry Kozdron Forestville MI 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 36 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 54 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 54 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 71 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 79 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 96 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 123 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 141 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 150 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 174 nm

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