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Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport

51M · Mio, MI · 1,050 ft elevation · var 5W · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
51M
Coordinates
44.6749, -84.1223
Elevation
1,050 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
5W
Sectional chart
LAKE HURON
Airport use
Public
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
Flight service (FSS)
LANSING
NOTAM facility
LAN
Attendance
UNATNDD
Beacon
white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle
Yes
Wind indicator
lighted
Activated
1989/07
Distance from city
2 N

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:14 AM09:14Z
Sunrise05:51 AM09:51Z
Sunset09:25 PM01:25Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
10:02 PM02:02Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:02 PM → 05:14 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:25 PM → 04:51 AM

Plan a flight from 51M

Runway 09/27

2,800 ft × 90 ft · DIRT-P
09
Heading
n/a
27
Heading
n/a

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
CGG · GraylingVOR109.80r097° / 25.9 NM
BXZ · West BranchVOR-DME113.20r012° / 26.1 NM
HTL · Houghton LakeVOR-DME111.60r056° / 30 NM
GLR · GaylordVOR-DME109.20r135° / 32 NM
ASP · Au SableVOR-DME116.10r301° / 34 NM
APN · AlpenaVORTAC108.80r232° / 34.3 NM

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Services

Fuel available
100LL
Parking
tiedowns, hangars

Ownership & management

Owner
OSCODA COUNTY
311 S MORENCI AVE, MIO, MI
989-826-1130
Manager
BRIAN SMUTEK
245 S MOUNT TOM RD, MIO, MI
989-619-6484

Remarks FAA

  • DETERMINATION PENDING.
  • SHELTER ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I.
  • DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
  • UNATNDD OFC PH 989-826-6864.
  • PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

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