FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MCD |
| Lat/Long: | 45-51-53.9400N 084-38-13.5400W
45-51.899000N 084-38.225667W
45.8649833,-84.6370944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 741 ft. / 225.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of MACKINAC ISLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49757 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1900 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (906-847-3778) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SLH (14 nm S): | 118.175 (231-627-4671) |
| WX ASOS at PLN (19 nm S): | 119.025 (231-539-7700) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLNr011/14.1 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
| SSMr206/35.5 | | SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3501 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 45-51.825667N | | 45-51.972333N |
| Longitude: | 084-38.624333W | | 084-37.827167W |
| Elevation: | 728.7 ft. | | 741.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 075 true | | 262 magnetic, 255 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. tree, 374 ft. from runway, 290 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
+4 FT FENCE, 0 FT DIST, 210 FT L/R. | | 34 ft. tree, 491 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK CMSN
PO BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757-0370
Phone 906-847-3231 |
| Manager: | MYRON JOHNSON
PO BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757-0370
Phone 906-847-3231 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 32% | air taxi | | 1% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS INVOF LANDFILL 0.3 NM NE. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: CLIMB TO TPA BFR TURNING; AVD FLT OVR SHORE & TOWN; TGL NA. |
| - | OBSTN LGTS ARE IN THE APCH TO RWY 26. |
| - | PITOT COVS RCMDD WHILE PARKED; CK TUBES BFR DEP DUE TO MUD DAUBERS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (255KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
83D - Mackinac County Airport (5 nm W)
6Y1 - Bois Blanc Island Airport (8 nm SE)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (14 nm S)
KPLN - Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport (19 nm S)
KCIU - Chippewa County International Airport (24 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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looking southwest
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Apr-2024 22:47:41 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Apr-2024 18:47:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCD | 162235Z AUTO 11013G19KT 10SM CLR 09/M05 A3011 RMK AO2 T00901047
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KSLH
14nm S | 162235Z AUTO 10014G21KT 10SM CLR 12/M07 A3011 RMK AO2
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KPLN
19nm S | 162154Z AUTO 08017G24KT 10SM CLR 14/M08 A3011 RMK AO2 PK WND 08026/2132 SLP203 T01441083
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| TAF |
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KPLN
19nm S | 161720Z 1618/1718 08004KT P6SM SKC FM161900 09011G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM170700 11020G40KT P6SM -RA OVC070 WS020/13050KT FM171100 10019G39KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM171500 11020G35KT 5SM -SHRA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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