FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MCD |
| Lat/Long: | 45-51-53.8000N / 084-38-14.4000W
45-51.896667N / 084-38.240000W
45.8649444 / -84.6373333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 739 ft. / 225.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of MACKINAC ISLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | JUN-OCT 0800-1800, JAN-MAY 0730-1730, NOV-DEC 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1899 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: | 3500 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: | 45-51.822987N | | 45-51.969558N |
| Longitude: | 084-38.639128W | | 084-37.841868W |
| Elevation: | 724.1 ft. | | 737.3 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
+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: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 26 | |
download |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 courtesy of Skypixs Aerials
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:55 | | 22:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:01:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 17:01:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCD | 092155Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM BKN100 M04/M12 A2995 RMK AO2
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KSLH
14nm S | 092155Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM OVC080 M03/M11 A2994 RMK AO2
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KPLN
19nm S | 092154Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM SCT090 M05/M13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP154 T10501128
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KPLN
19nm S | 091736Z 0918/1018 07011KT P6SM SCT080 OVC120 FM100200 02013G23KT 2SM -SN OVC015 FM100600 36014G22KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC010 FM100900 35015G22KT 3SM -SN OVC018 FM101600 35015G22KT P6SM SCT025
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| NOTAMs |
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