FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
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 MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 & REIL RYS 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)
RY 8 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path)
RY 26 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 821 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
+4 FT FENCE 0 DSTC 210 FT R/L. | | 75 ft. trees, 908 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 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: | MYRON JOHNSON
PO BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757
Phone 906-847-3231
ASST MGR - JUSTIN WRIGHT - 906-847-3231 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Multi 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 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS INVOF LANDFILL, 0.3 MI NE. |
| - | 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. |
| - | OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ARE IN THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26. |
| - | PILOTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE PITOT COVERS WHILE PARKED AND TO CHECK TUBES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE 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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 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 (196KB) |
| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Mar-2023
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Mar-2023 00:15:01 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Mar-2023 20:15:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCD | 252355Z AUTO 33011G17KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC006 M01/M01 A2946 RMK AO2 60034 T10111011 11008 21015 P0002
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KSLH
14nm S | 252355Z AUTO 31012G18KT 4SM -SN BKN007 OVC015 M00/M01 A2945 RMK AO2
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KPLN
19nm S | 252354Z AUTO 32015KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC012 M01/M02 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP989 P0001 60006 T10061017 10000 21011 53015
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KPLN
19nm S | 252213Z 2522/2618 36012G21KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM260200 33016G28KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM260400 31015G26KT P6SM OVC015 FM260900 29017G25KT P6SM BKN050 FM261600 30008G15KT P6SM BKN029
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| NOTAMs |
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