FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MCD |
| Lat/Long: | 45-51-53.7640N / 084-38-14.4400W
45-51.896067N / 084-38.240667W
45.8649344 / -84.6373444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 740 ft. / 225.6 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 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-DEC 0800-1700, JUN-OCT 0800-1800, JAN-MAY 0730-1730 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1900 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 & REIL RYS 08 & 26 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 SERVICE PROVIDED 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, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 45-51.822783N | | 45-51.969333N |
| Longitude: | 084-38.639350W | | 084-37.841950W |
| Elevation: | 725.1 ft. | | 738.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 075 true | | 262 magnetic, 255 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. trees, 432 ft. from runway, 265 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
TREES IN 7:1 TRANSITION ZONES. RY 08/26 SLOPES UP FM E TO W.
+4 FT FENCE 0 DSTC 210 FT R/L. | | 71 ft. trees, 910 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMM.
BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757
Phone 906-847-3231 |
| Manager: | DAN COOK
PO BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757
Phone 906-847-3231
ASST MGR - DENNIS BRADLEY - 906-847-3231. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 81% | transient general aviation | | 18% | air taxi | | <1% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: TRAFFIC PATTERN ALT 1900 FT MSL; CLIMB TO 1900 FT MSL BEFORE TURNING; AVOID FLIGHT OVER SHORE & TOWN; NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. |
| - | RY 26, +12 FT ROAD, 475 FT FM RY END, 250 FT R. APCH RATIO 22:1. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (154KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
83D - Mackinac County Airport (5 nm W)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (14 nm S)
KPLN - Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (19 nm S)
KCIU - Chippewa County International Airport (24 nm N)
KMGN - Harbor Springs Airport (29 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Meinke
Photo taken 28-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunset | | 21:16 | | 01:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 13:04:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 09:04:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCD | 241256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A3006 RMK AO2
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KSLH
14nm S | 241255Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3004 RMK AO2
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KPLN
19nm S | 241254Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01830133 $
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| TAF |
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KPLN
19nm S | 241120Z 241212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 31008KT P6SM FEW200 FM1700 28008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 FM0100 21004KT P6SM SCT250 FM0700 00000KT P6SM FEW070 BKN150
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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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