FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 20 | |
download |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download |
| 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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Photo taken 08-May-2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:46:48 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 03:46:48 |
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| METAR |
KVPZ 17nm SW | 100940Z AUTO 33010KT 3SM -SN BR SCT027 BKN034 OVC045 M03/M06 A2976 RMK AO2 P0000
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KSBN 23nm E | 100907Z 35015KT 4SM -SN BR BKN035 OVC046 M06/M07 A2971 RMK AO2 P0000
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KOXI 23nm S | 100925Z AUTO 33008KT 7SM SCT018 BKN024 BKN031 M05/M06 A2973 RMK AO1 T10471062
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KGYY 27nm W | 100345Z 02012G22KT 2SM -SN BKN010 OVC017 M02/M03 A2968 RMK LAST
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KBEH 31nm NE | 100941Z AUTO VRB06G17KT 6SM -SN BKN014 BKN021 OVC040 M04/M07 A2974 RMK AO2 P0000
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KIGQ 34nm W | 100926Z AUTO 32016G21KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN018 OVC025 M03/M06 A2981 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBN 23nm E | 100539Z 1006/1106 36011KT 2SM -SN BR SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 1006/1010 1SM -SN OVC020 FM101000 33018G28KT 1/2SM -SN BLSN VV005 FM101600 33020G32KT 1SM -SHSN BLSN OVC010 FM102200 31015G23KT 3SM -SHSN OVC020 FM110200 30010KT 5SM -SHSN OVC025
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KGYY 27nm W | 100300Z 1003/1024 36012G20KT 2SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC015 TEMPO 1003/1006 1SM -SN BR BKN006 OVC015 FM100600 35016G26KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN BR OVC006 TEMPO 1006/1009 1/4SM SN BLSN FZFG VV005 FM100900 34020G30KT 1SM -SN BLSN BR BKN009 OVC018 TEMPO 1009/1012 1/2
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| NOTAMs |
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