Terminal Procedures

Y31 — West Branch Community

WEST BRANCH, MI · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 882 ft1 runwayLongest 5,000 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume EC-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 090CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 271APDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

Y31 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Lansing
NOTAM facility
Y31 (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
6W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
520 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Lake Huron
Last FAA inspection
2025-11-03

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

Y31 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,000 × 100 ft0927N1,000 ft
Runway layout at Y31, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/275,000 ft100 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  09 89°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  27 269°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where Y31 is

Latitude, longitude44.2448170, -84.1798090
Elevation882 ft
From West Branch3 nm SE

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FAA remarks for Y31

  • ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 OPR CONSLY SR-SS.
  • FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR SUBJ CALL-IN FEE.
  • ADMIN BLDG ACES: 5-3-2-1-#.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near Y31

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KGDWGladwin Zettel MemlGLADWIN, MI21 nm SW4
KHTLRoscommon County/Blodgett MemlHOUGHTON LAKE, MI22 nm W4
6D9Iosco CountyEAST TAWAS, MI33 nm E2
48DClare MuniCLARE, MI35 nm SW2
KIKWJack BarstowMIDLAND, MI35 nm S5
KGOVGrayling AAFGRAYLING, MI35 nm NW6
KOSCOscoda/WurtsmithOSCODA, MI36 nm E4
KMBSMbs IntlSAGINAW, MI43 nm S11

VFR charts covering Y31

Common questions about Y31

What charts are available for Y31?

4 current FAA charts for West Branch Community, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for Y31?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at Y31?

West Branch Community has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 5,000 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does Y31 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total Y31 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is Y31 a towered airport?

No — West Branch Community has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these Y31 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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