Sandusky City Airport
Y83 · Sandusky, Michigan · Sanilac County · map
Sandusky City Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sandusky, 3 miles north of Sandusky, Michigan, 777 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 3,499 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 24 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 6,200 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Sandusky City Airport?
Its FAA code is Y83.
Where is Sandusky City Airport?
It is 3 miles north of Sandusky, Michigan, 777 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sandusky City Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 3,499 feet long.
Does Sandusky City Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sandusky City Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Sandusky City Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Sandusky Flight Academy LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sandusky City Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Sandusky City Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Y83
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sandusky
- Elevation
- 777 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm; weekends, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1961
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,499 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,271 × 153 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 374 ft, road 17 ft high 58 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Freeland and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Huron County Memorial (20 nm north), Tuscola Area Airport (26 nm west), Dupont/Lapeer Airport (30 nm southwest), St. Clair County International (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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- +3 feet embankment, 50 feet from runway 36 threshold; -10 feet ditch, 100 feet east of runway 18/36.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 6:1 to dthr ovr 63 feet tree, 380 feet dist, 150 feet R.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,200 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sandusky from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Sandusky, Michigan: 9 piston singles, 4 drones, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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:
- Sandusky Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Sandusky
Companies in the same town as this airport, 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative.
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Saint Clair County Airport · Smiths Creek, MI (33 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
All 8 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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 airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Sandusky 16 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 4 drones, 1 piston twins
- Landsburg Custom Services LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Sandusky Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/Y83.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.