FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MGC |
| Lat/Long: | 41-42-11.9410N / 086-49-16.4700W
41-42.199017N / 086-49.274500W
41.7033169 / -86.8212417
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 655 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 & REIL RY 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 134.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PPO (9 nm SE): | 119.825 (219-326-6916) |
| WX ASOS at VPZ (17 nm SW): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
- APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GIJr260/22.8 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| OXIr341/24.1 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| CGTr069/35.6 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| GSHr287/37.2 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MICHIGAN CITY | | at field | | 203 | | 01W | | MGC | -- --. -.-. |
| LA PORTE | | 353/12.5 | | 356 | | 03W | | IUL | .. ..- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-41.882633N | | 41-42.515667N |
| Longitude: | 086-49.431017W | | 086-49.118133W |
| Elevation: | 654.4 ft. | | 641.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 020 true | | 203 magnetic, 200 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 360 ft. | | 183 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 255 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 02 FUEL HUT 130'S & 125'RT/AUTO PARK E OF CNTRLN. +4 FT FENCE 186 FT L/R FM RY END. | | 38 ft. trees, 651 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 21:1 AT DSPLD THLD. |
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
TOM RINGO, PRES. |
| Manager: | DAVID WILLS
1300 N HIGHWAY 212
MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360
Phone 219-872-0121
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER - 219-898-1277 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 50 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| E94 | SAWRS. |
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 20 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPPO - La Porte Municipal Airport (9 nm SE)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (22 nm SW)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (23 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 08-May-2006
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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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 23:09:38 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 17:09:38 |
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| METAR |
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KVPZ
17nm SW | 212253Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00780033
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KSBN
23nm E | 212254Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00890022
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KOXI
23nm S | 212245Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3016 RMK AO1 T00680024
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KGYY
27nm W | 212245Z VRB06KT 10SM SKC 08/06 A3015
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KBEH
31nm NE | 212253Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 05/03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00500033
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KIGQ
34nm W | 212245Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3015 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSBN
23nm E | 211732Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM FEW035 FM220700 13003KT 3SM BR SCT006 FM221400 13007KT P6SM SCT035
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KGYY
27nm W | 211720Z 2118/2218 14004KT P6SM SKC FM220000 00000KT P6SM SCT060 FM220500 00000KT 3SM BR BCFG FEW060 FM221500 15008KT 6SM HZ SCT300
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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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