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KLDM Mason County Airport
Ludington, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: LDM
Lat/Long: 43-57-45.1000N / 086-24-28.5000W
43-57.751667N / 086-24.475000W
43.9625278 / -86.4079167
(estimated)
Elevation: 646 ft. / 196.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of LUDINGTON, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49431

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LDM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: OCT-MAR 0900-1700, APR-SEP 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 01/19 PAPIS RYS 08, 26, 01 & 19, AND REIL RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.925 (231-843-0459)
WX AWOS-A at C04 (20 nm S): 122.7 (231-861-7415)
WX AWOS-3 at MBL (20 nm N): 111.4 (231-723-6073)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LANSING RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (MANISTEE RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBLr205/19.6MANISTEE VOR/DME111.4005W
HICr309/37.9WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LUDINGTONat field34103WLDM .-.. -.. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 43-57.556840N43-57.824848N
Longitude: 086-24.807282W086-23.729345W
Elevation: 641.4 ft.646.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 071 true254 magnetic, 251 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 111 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 3503 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 43-57.550668N43-58.127007N
Longitude: 086-24.781727W086-24.758622W
Elevation: 641.0 ft.636.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 005 magnetic, 002 true185 magnetic, 182 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none55 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF MASON
COURT HOUSE
LUDINGTON, MI 49431
Phone 231-843-8202
Manager: WALTER D. JOHNSON
5300 WEST U.S. 10
LUDINGTON, MI 49431
Phone 231-843-2049

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 27
Single engine airplanes: 24
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/day *
50% local general aviation
37% transient general aviation
13% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

- BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download
NDB RWY 26   download
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (28KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMBL - Manistee County-Blacker Airport (20 nm N)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (41 nm N)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (42 nm E)
  
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From to KLDM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2412:24
Sunrise07:5412:54
Sunset18:0623:06
Evening civil twilight18:3623:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 23:38:14
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 18:38:14
 
METAR
KLDM 092316Z AUTO 04012G17KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN012 OVC021 M04/M06 A2980 RMK AO2
KMBL 
19nm N 		092315Z AUTO 04010G15KT 7SM FEW016 BKN037 OVC043 M04/M08 A2985 RMK AO1
TAF
KMKG 
48nm S 		091932Z 0920/1018 05010G18KT 1/2SM -SN FG OVC008 FM100400 01012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101000 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Mason County Aviation 231-843-2049
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.60 $3.92 
 Updated 29-Nov-2009
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Coastline Transportation, LLC 231-398-0360
[web site]
[email]
 Ground transportation

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Mason County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mason County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Manistee National Golf & Resort 231-398-0123
[web site]
[email]
 Internet access, Restrooms, Showers, Restaurant, Lodging, Resort, Attraction

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22 miles
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Hotels near Mason County Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN LUDINGTON 0.5 59-159
BEST WESTERN SPLASH PARK INN 0.5 107-640
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LUDINGTONairport transportation 0.5 72-280
RAMADA INN & CONVENTION CENTER LUDINGTON MI 1.3 50-150
LUDINGTON HOUSE BED AND BREAKFA 1.8 116-117

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Mason County Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KLDM but to other nearby airports such as KMBL. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Mason County Airport

5 in Ludington
4 in Manistee
 

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