Torchport Airport (59M)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	59M
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	085-21-21.2590W/45-03-21.0100N -85.355905/45.055836 (Estimated)
Elevation	640 ft / 195.07 m (Estimated)
Land	230 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles S of Eastport, MI
Location	Antrim County, MI
Magnetic Variation	04W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Duane Jorgensen
Address	P.o. Box 217 Elk Rapids, MI 49629
Phone number	231-620-4859
Manager	Duane Jorgensen
Address	P.o. Box 217 Elk Rapids, MI 49629
Phone number	231-620-4859

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Green Bay
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt	1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC	ZMP - Minneapolis
Tie-in FSS	LAN - Lansing
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LAN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.900 MHz

Airport Services

Transient storage

HGR,TIE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	2600 x 100 ft (792 x 30 m)
Surface	TURF-F

	04	22
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	3300 x 100 ft (1006 x 30 m)
Surface	TURF-F

	09	27
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	*UNEVEN ROLLING TERRAIN

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CXK	NDB	Clam Lake		251.00	05W	10.6 nm
CVX	NDB	Charlevoix		392.00	05W	15.2 nm
TV	NDB	Gwenn		365.00	05W	19.6 nm
BFA	NDB	Boyne Falls		263.00	06W	19.6 nm
GYG	NDB	Grayling		359.00	06W	29.0 nm
SJX	NDB	St James		382.00	05W	39.3 nm
CAD	NDB	Cadillac		269.00	04W	47.0 nm
CGG	VOR	Grayling		109.80	06W	34.9 nm
GLR	VOR/DME	Gaylord	029X	109.20	06W	27.8 nm
TVC	VORTAC	Traverse City	093X	114.60	02W	24.7 nm
PLN	VORTAC	Pellston	055X	111.80	06W	45.3 nm

Remarks

• NO SNOW REMOVAL; ARPT CLSD NOV 15-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED EXCP FOR SKI ACFT.
• RADIO CTL MODEL ACFT OPER ON ARPT.
• TREES OBST VIEW OF RY ENDS.
• OBST IN RY APCH SLOPE SFC REMOVED/LOWERED; OR RY THR DSPLCD AND MKD TO PRVD MINIMUM 20:1 APCH SFC CLNC OVER OBST; AREA 125 FT EITHER SIDE OF RY C/L CLEAR OF ANY OBST; PRVDD ALL ASPECTS OF 89-AGL-671-NRA COMPLIED WITH; APPROVED FOR RY 09/27 ONLY.