FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LDM |
| Lat/Long: | 43-57-45.1120N 086-24-28.4990W
43-57.751867N 086-24.474983W
43.9625311,-86.4079164
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 646.6 ft. / 197.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of LUDINGTON, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49431 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LDM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR 16-OCT 15 0900-1700, OCT 16-APR 15 MON-FRI 0900-1700, OCT 16-APR 15 SAT-SUN UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 26; PAPI RWY 08, 26, 01, & 19; MIRL RWY 08/26 & 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (231-843-0459) |
| WX AWOS-AV at C04 (20 nm S): | 122.7 (231-861-7415) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at MBL (20 nm N): | 118.825 (231-723-6073) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 41.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 43-57.557057N | | 43-57.824852N |
| Longitude: | 086-24.807270W | | 086-23.729347W |
| Elevation: | 641.5 ft. | | 646.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 071 true | | 254 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 59 ft. tree, 1375 ft. from runway, 421 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3503 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 43-57.550665N | | 43-58.126958N |
| Longitude: | 086-24.781620W | | 086-24.758630W |
| Elevation: | 641.2 ft. | | 636.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 002 true | | 185 magnetic, 182 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 68 ft. tree, 1363 ft. from runway, 265 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MASON
COURTHOUSE, 304 E LUDINGTON AVE
LUDINGTON, MI 49431-2121
Phone 231-843-8202 |
| Manager: | JOHN L O'CONNOR
5300 W US HIGHWAY 10
LUDINGTON, MI 49431-8704
Phone 231-843-2049 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER, LRG BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (352KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C04 - Oceana County Airport (20 nm S)
KMBL - Manistee County/Blacker Airport (20 nm N)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (41 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 08:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jan-2026 01:50:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Jan-2026 20:50:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KLDM | 200135Z AUTO 30013G17KT 4SM -SN HZ BKN022 OVC029 M14/M18 A3014 RMK AO2
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KMBL
19nm N | 200056Z AUTO 27018G24KT 1 1/4SM -SN FEW011 SCT019 OVC026 M13/M17 A3009 RMK AO2 PK WND 27026/0024 VIS 3/4V2 1/2 SLP205 P0000 T11331167 FZRANO
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KMBL
19nm N | 192211Z 1922/2018 27015G25KT 3SM -SN BKN025 TEMPO 1922/2001 1/2SM SN BKN025 FM200400 27015G24KT 4SM -SHSN BKN025 FM200900 27010G16KT 6SM -SHSN BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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