METAR & TAF Y70
Current METAR
Observed 06:55Z
KY70 280655Z AUTO 19014G18KT 10SM FEW041 16/14 A2961 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 190° @ 14G18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 16°C / 14°C
- Altimeter
- 29.61 inHg
- Clouds
- FEW
- Density alt
- 1,518 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM S
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- ARTCC
- ZAU · CHICAGO
- NOTAM facility
- Y70 (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MATT KUHNS
- Phone
- 616-902-2281
- Address
- 468 E SPRAGUE RD, IONIA MI 48846
Flight service · Hours
- FSS LAN
- LANSING1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0700-1500
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 18
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 86° / 266° | 4,298 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 18/36Favored | 175° / 355° | 4,261 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82', tree, 1242' from thr, 225' R of cntrln, slope 15 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73', tree, 986' from thr, 220' R of cntrln, slope 13 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- HIGH/LOW
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- GLD,INSTR,RNTL,TOW
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- There is a hospital and hospital helipad adjacent to the south of runway 10/28.Show FAA
- Trees are obstacles to visibility between the runway end 18 and the runway ends 10 and 28.Show FAA
- Glider operations are conducted south of runway 10/28 and west of runway 18/36. Use frequency 123.3 in the practice area. Gliders use the common traffic advisory frequency in the traffic pattern.Show FAA
- There is extensive soaring activity.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Great Lakes Approach at 269-459-3345. When approach is closed, contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runway 28 has activated runway end identifier lights. Runways 10 and 28 have precision approach path indicators. Medium intensity runway lights are on runways 10 and 28 and are controlled by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 18/36Runway 18/36 is marked with 3-foot yellow cones.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 18Runway 18 is marked with 3-foot yellow cones.Show FAA
- 10There is also a power line over 25 feet high, 1154 feet distant, with a 38 to 1 slope ratio near runway 10.Show FAA
- 36There is also a power line over 33 feet high, 1015 feet distant, with a 30 to 1 slope ratio near runway 36.Show FAA
Other notes
- For hangar availability call the airport manager.Show FAA
- 1The airport is unattended on major holidays.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · Y70
Answer card- ICAO
- Y70
- Name
- IONIA COUNTY
- Location
- IONIA, MICHIGAN
- Elevation
- 817.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,817.8 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 10/28 · 4,298 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 190° at 14 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 18
Ionia County Airport sits in Ionia, Michigan at 817.8 ft MSL. It has two runways. The longest is runway 10/28 at 4,298 ft. The field is unattended on major holidays. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless local instructions say otherwise. That puts the pattern at about 1,818 ft MSL based on the field elevation. Runway 10/28 is asphalt. Runway 18/36 is turf. Runway 28 has activated runway end identifier lights. Runways 10 and 28 have PAPI. Medium intensity runway lights are on 10/28 and are controlled by CTAF. The on-field FBO is Ionia County Airport. It carries 100LL. Call (616) 523-9136 for current service details.
This is a mixed-use field with extensive soaring activity. Gliders operate south of runway 10/28 and west of runway 18/36. Use 123.3 in the practice area. Gliders use the common traffic advisory frequency in the pattern. Watch for the hospital and helipad south of runway 10/28. Trees affect visibility between the end of runway 18 and the ends of 10 and 28. There is also a power line near runway 10 and another near runway 36. For clearance delivery contact Great Lakes Approach. If approach is closed, contact Chicago ARTCC.