FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (156KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (189KB) |
| 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
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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 08-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunrise | | 08:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 22:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 21:16:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Dec-2009 16:16:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCD | 082056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN041 00/M06 A3011 RMK AO2
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KSLH
14nm S | 082055Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM SCT042 M01/M05 A3011 RMK AO2
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KPLN
19nm S | 082054Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM BKN022 BKN029 M02/M05 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP206 T10171050 56028
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| TAF |
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KPLN
19nm S | 081738Z 0818/0918 11004KT P6SM OVC040 FM090000 09007KT P6SM -SN OVC025 FM090500 09013KT 1SM -SN OVC012 FM090800 07015G25KT 1/4SM +SN VV002
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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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