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 05-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 08:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jan-2026 07:18:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jan-2026 02:18:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KLDM | 050655Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM OVC018 M01/M04 A2983 RMK AO2
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KMBL
19nm N | 050656Z AUTO 15007KT 110V190 10SM OVC018 M02/M04 A2983 RMK AO2 SNE38 SLP110 P0000 T10171039 FZRANO
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KMBL
19nm N | 050537Z 0506/0606 15008KT 6SM -SN OVC015 FM050700 17010KT P6SM -FZDZ OVC015 FM051400 29005KT P6SM OVC007 FM052300 00000KT P6SM OVC013
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| NOTAMs |
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