Tuscola Area Airport
{{about|the airport in Michigan|the airport in Illinois|Tuscola Airport}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Tuscola Area Airport
| image =
| IATA = TZC
| ICAO = KCFS
| FAA = CFS
| type = Public
| owner = Tuscola Area Airport Authority
| operator =
| city-served = Caro, Michigan, United States
| location =
| elevation-f = 701
| coordinates = {{coord|43|27|31|N|083|26|43|W|region:US-MI_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| website = www.flytaa.org
| pushpin_map = USA Michigan#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Michigan
| pushpin_label = CFS
| pushpin_label_position = top
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-f = 4,300
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 12/30
| r2-length-f = 2,300
| r2-length-m = 701
| r2-surface = Turf
| stat-year = 2021
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 13,870
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 31
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=CFS|use=PU|own=PU|site=09623.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 8 April 2010.
}}
Tuscola Area Airport {{airport codes|TZC|KCFS|CFS{{nobold|, formerly }}78D}} is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Caro, a city in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the Tuscola Area Airport Authority. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=25 November 2016|format=PDF|date=21 October 2016}}
{{IATA code for US with FAA|CFS|KCFS|TZC}}{{GCM|KCFS}}
Note that CFS was assigned to Coffs Harbour Airport in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.{{cite web | url = http://www.gcmap.com/airport/CFS | title = Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (IATA: CFS) | publisher = Great Circle Mapper | accessdate = 23 May 2010}}
Facilities and aircraft
Tuscola Area Airport covers an area of {{convert|260|acre|ha|lk=on}} at an elevation of 701 feet (214 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 5/23 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) with an asphalt pavement; 12/30 is 2,300 by 110 feet (701 x 34 m) with a turf surface. The airport is not staffed regularly.{{Cite web |title=AirNav: KCFS — Tuscola Area Airport|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/kcfs|access-date=2023-01-09| website=AirNav.com}}
In 2022, the airport received a grant to resurface and reconstruct parts of its runway. Runway lights were also upgraded, and the airport was granted an additional 80 acres of land. There are hopes to add a new crosswind runway in the future.{{Cite web |title=Tuscola Area Airport receives new upgrades, awarded more land from state|url=https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Tuscola-Area-Airport-receives-new-upgrades-17568232.php|access-date=2023-01-09| website=Huron Daily Tribune}}
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel.{{Cite web |title=Engler Flying Service|url=https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KCFS/services/FBO/Engler_Flying_Service|access-date=2023-01-09| website=FlightAware}}
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 13,870 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day. At that time there were 31 aircraft based on the field: 30 single-engine airplanes and 1 helicopter.
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See also
References
External links
- {{cite web|url= http://mich.gov/documents/78D_18313_7.pdf |title=Tuscola Area Airport (78D) }} {{small|(49.5 KB)}} at Michigan DOT Airport Directory
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=43.458&lon=-83.445&w=800&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of 27 March 1999] from USGS The National Map
- {{FAA-procedures|CFS}}
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