Terminal Procedures

Y83 — Sandusky City

SANDUSKY, MI · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 776 ft2 runwaysLongest 3,499 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume 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 10 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 100PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 280PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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

Y83 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0900-1630
ARTCC
Cleveland Center
Flight service
Lansing
NOTAM facility
LAN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
8W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
December 1961
Airport area
63 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Detroit
Last FAA inspection
2024-10-21

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

Y83 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

3,499 × 75 ft10282,271 × 153 ft1836N1,000 ft
Runway layout at Y83, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
10/283,499 ft75 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  10 89°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  28 269°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
18/362,271 ft153 ftGrass Good
  36 359°Tdisplaced threshold 374 ft

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

Where Y83 is

Latitude, longitude43.4556360, -82.8417810
Elevation776 ft
From Sandusky3 nm N

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FAA remarks for Y83

  • +3 FT EMBANKMENT, 50 FT FM RWY 36 THR; -10 FT DITCH, 100 FT EAST OF RWY 18/36.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
  • FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR.
  • 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 380 FT DIST, 150 FT R.
  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • FOR AFT HRS ACES TO TRML BLDG CALL AMGR.

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

Approach coverage

Sandusky City’s instrument provision is compact but balanced: its two published approaches are both RNAV (GPS), and they serve two runway ends rather than concentrating access on a single end. There is no published airport diagram, so the procedure set does not include a dedicated field-layout sheet.

Runways and surrounding coverage

The 3,499 ft asphalt runway sets the field’s maximum available runway length; the crossing turf runway is 1,228 ft shorter, so it adds another alignment without matching that length. Sandusky City has the thinnest chart set among the listed area fields. Huron County Memorial has the broadest nearby coverage with six charts, while the others are closely grouped at four or five. The Detroit Sectional adds wider-area visual context not supplied by the terminal procedures.

Airports near Y83

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
77GMarlette TownshipMARLETTE, MI14 nm SW4
KBAXHuron County MemlBAD AXE, MI20 nm N6
KCFSTuscola AreaCARO, MI26 nm W4
D95Dupont/LapeerLAPEER, MI30 nm SW5
KPHNSt Clair County IntlPORT HURON, MI35 nm SE5
D98Romeo StateROMEO, MI40 nm S3
57DRay CommunityRAY, MI43 nm S2
KHYXSaginaw County/H W BrowneSAGINAW, MI45 nm W6

VFR charts covering Y83

Common questions about Y83

What charts are available for Y83?

3 current FAA charts for Sandusky City, 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 Y83?

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 Y83?

Sandusky City has 2 runways. The longest is 10/28 at 3,499 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does Y83 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total Y83 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is Y83 a towered airport?

No — Sandusky City 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 Y83 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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