Joyfield Heliport
Y68 · Benzonia, Michigan · Benzie County · map
Joyfield Heliport is a public-use heliport, 4 miles ssw of Benzonia, Michigan, 740 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 42 by 42 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Joyfield Heliport?
Its FAA code is Y68.
Where is Joyfield Heliport?
It is 4 miles ssw of Benzonia, Michigan, 740 feet above sea level.
Does Joyfield Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Joyfield Heliport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Frankfort Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Joyfield Heliport?
4 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Y68
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 740 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2024
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 42 × 42 ft | Grass |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Manistee County/Blacker (18 nm south), Cherry Capital Airport (26 nm northeast), Wexford County (35 nm southeast), Mason County (38 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (5 nm northwest), Manistee County/Blacker (18 nm south), Cherry Capital Airport (26 nm northeast), Wexford County (35 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Benzonia from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Benzonia, Michigan: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Frankfort Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Beulah, 5 miles away West Michigan Flying Club is a flying club based in Norton Shores, Michigan, that owns and operates a fleet of aircraft for members.
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (24 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [email protected]
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Giving Wings Aviation · Traverse City, MI (26 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (26 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (35 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Benzonia 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- Frankfort Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this heliport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,221 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/Y68.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.