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TUSCOLA AREA AIRPORT

CARO, MI, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 43°27'31"N / 83°26'43"W
  43°27.5316'N / 83°26.7268'W
  43.4589 / -83.4454
Elevation: 704.3 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (2020)
From city: 03 miles SW of CARO, MI

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: CLEVELAND
Responsible ARTCC: CLEVELAND
FSS: LANSING [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: CFS (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 123.000
CTAF: 123.000

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
MBS 99oT/27.9 SAGINAW VOR/DME 112.90 03W
BAX 226oT/28.0 BAD AXE VOR/DME 108.20 05W
FNT 24oT/32.4 FLINT VORTAC 116.90 06W
ECK 291oT/34.0 PECK VORTAC 114.00 07W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
BROWNE 85oT/18.1 385 06W HYX

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA+
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 06/24
Dimensions: 4302 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 06
Runway 24
Latitude: 43-27-14.5599N 43-27-41.6165N
Longitude: 083-27-13.3212W 083-26-28.3478W
Elevation: 684.8 ft. 700.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 050 230
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: no no
 

Runway 13/31
Dimensions: 2277 x 110 ft.
Surface: GRASS; SOD,FAIR CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway 13
Runway 31
Latitude: 43-27-44.6759N 43-27-33.5213N
Longitude: 083-26-43.3478W 083-26-16.5484W
Elevation: 704.3 ft. 689.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 120 300
Displaced threshold: 564 ft.
 

Additional Remarks
  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • RC ACFT OPS S OF RWY INT.
  • FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.

Instrument Procedures
Effective December 25, 2025 to January 21, 2026

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
    RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 (PDF)
    RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 (PDF)
    VOR-A (PDF)
    TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
    ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
    Legends & General Information
    Airport Diagram Legend
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