Prickett-grooms Fld Airport (6Y9)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	6Y9
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	88°42'21.0500" W / 46°30'31.1500" N -88.705847 / 46.508653 (Estimated)
Elevation	1377.00 ft / 419.71 m (Surveyed)
Land	46 acres
Location	Houghton County, MI
Magnetic Variation	02W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	SHCAHA
Address	7370 BROADMOOR AVE SE CALEDONIA, MI 49316-9510
Phone number	248-761-5615
Manager	BRAD FREDERICK
Address	7370 BROADMOOR AVE SE CALEDONIA, MI 49316-9510
Phone number	248-761-5615

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	GREEN BAY
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	GRB - GREEN BAY
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	GRB (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions	2600 x 100 ft (792 x 30 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	10	28
Alignment	99°	279°
Physical elevation	1362.00 ft	1377.00 ft
Coordinates	46.509222 / -88.710944	46.508083 / -88.700750
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IMT	DME	IRON MOUNTAIN	100Y	115.35		48.4 nm
CMX	VOR/DME	HOUGHTON	75X	112.80	02W	40.8 nm

Remarks

• ARPT CLSD NOV-MAY 15 & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT - RWY NOT PLOWED.
• PILOT SHELTER ACES: 1-2-0-0.
• DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
• ARPT IS NEAR MTR VR 1639 & IR 609 & UNDERLIES BIG BEAR MOA. LOW LEVEL, HIGH SPEED MIL ACFT OPR IN VCNTY.
• FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.