AirNav: KMGC - Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field

KMGC

Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field
Michigan City, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	MGC
Lat/Long:	41-42-11.9350N 086-49-16.4640W 41-42.198917N 086-49.274400W 41.7033153,-86.8212400 (estimated)
Elevation:	654.9 ft. / 199.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03W (2000)
From city:	3 miles E of MICHIGAN CITY, IN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	46360

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MGC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3:	128.450 (219-878-1106)
SOUTH BEND APPROACH:	118.55
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE:	118.55
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	118.625
WX AWOS-3PT at PPO (9 nm SE):	119.825 (219-326-6916)
WX ASOS at VPZ (17 nm SW):	125.875 (219-531-1770)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/307.175 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GIJr260/22.8		GIPPER VORTAC		115.40		00E
CGTr069/35.6		CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC		114.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+ UL94 100LL:SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. UL94:SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. A+:SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	4099 x 75 ft. / 1249 x 23 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	41-41.882462N	41-42.515360N
Longitude:	086-49.430775W	086-49.118003W
Elevation:	654.2 ft.	641.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	023 magnetic, 020 true	203 magnetic, 200 true
Displaced threshold:	342 ft.	183 ft.
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	15 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 20:1 AT DTHR.	20 ft. brush, 650 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear 10 FT BRUSH 110 FT R OF CNTRLN 60 FT FM RWY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	MICHIGAN CITY BOAC 1300 N HWY 212 MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360 Phone 219-872-0121
Manager:	JESSICA WARD 1300 N HIGHWAY 212 MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360 Phone 219-872-0121 EMERG - 219-898-1277

Additional Remarks

-	SAWRS.
-	BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20		download (174KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (144KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (471KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPPO - La Porte Municipal Airport (9 nm SE)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (17 nm SW)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (22 nm SW)
KSBN - South Bend International Airport (23 nm E)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (23 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:44	12:44
Sunrise	07:15	13:15
Sunset	16:36	22:36
Evening civil twilight	17:07	23:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Jan-2026 07:21:37
Local (UTC-6)	11-Jan-2026 01:21:37

METAR

KMGC	110655Z AUTO 29015G21KT 10SM OVC027 M01/M06 A3000 RMK AO2
KPPO 9nm SE	110455Z AUTO 28011G20KT 10SM FEW028 SCT033 BKN045 M01/M03 A2997 RMK AO2 400321032
KVPZ 17nm SW	110656Z AUTO 30014G23KT 10SM OVC029 M03/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 28027/0634 SNB24E42 SLP165 P0000 T10281072

TAF

KSBN 23nm E	110539Z 1106/1206 29014G23KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1106/1109 2SM -SHSN BKN015 OVC025 FM111400 30015G25KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 1114/1118 1 1/2SM -SN OVC015 FM112100 26009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150
KGYY 27nm W	110520Z 1106/1206 30018G30KT P6SM -SN SCT020 BKN035 PROB30 1106/1112 2SM -SHSN BLSN BKN020 FM111500 32013G22KT P6SM BKN020 FM112000 28011KT P6SM FEW025 SCT200 FM120000 25010KT P6SM BKN200

NOTAMs

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Michigan City Municipal Airport

219-872-0121
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[email]

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More info about Michigan City Municipal Airport


	100LL		UL94		Jet A
FS		$4.78		---		$3.90
SS		$4.63		$6.45		$3.90
Updated 23-Dec-2025

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FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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