FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MCD |
| Lat/Long: | 45-51-53.9400N 084-38-13.5400W
45-51.899000N 084-38.225667W
45.8649833,-84.6370944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 741 ft. / 225.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of MACKINAC ISLAND, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49757 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1900 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (906-847-3778) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SLH (14 nm S): | 118.175 (231-627-4671) |
| WX ASOS at PLN (19 nm S): | 119.025 (231-539-7700) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PLNr011/14.1 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
| SSMr206/35.5 | | SAULT STE MARIE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3501 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 45-51.825667N | | 45-51.972333N |
| Longitude: | 084-38.624333W | | 084-37.827167W |
| Elevation: | 728.7 ft. | | 741.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 075 true | | 262 magnetic, 255 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. tree, 374 ft. from runway, 290 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
+4 FT FENCE, 0 FT DIST, 210 FT L/R. | | 34 ft. tree, 491 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK CMSN
PO BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757-0370
Phone 906-847-3231 |
| Manager: | MYRON JOHNSON
PO BOX 370
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757-0370
Phone 906-847-3231 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS INVOF LANDFILL 0.3 NM NE. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: CLIMB TO TPA BFR TURNING; AVD FLT OVR SHORE & TOWN; TGL NA. |
| - | OBSTN LGTS ARE IN THE APCH TO RWY 26. |
| - | PITOT COVS RCMDD WHILE PARKED; CK TUBES BFR DEP DUE TO MUD DAUBERS. |
| - | FOR CD 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 (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (254KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
83D - Mackinac County Airport (5 nm W)
6Y1 - Bois Blanc Island Airport (8 nm SE)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (14 nm S)
KPLN - Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport (19 nm S)
KCIU - Chippewa County International Airport (24 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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looking southwest
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 08:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jan-2026 21:49:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Jan-2026 16:49:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCD | 202135Z AUTO 25014G25KT 5SM HZ OVC032 M12/M16 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 26028/07
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KSLH
14nm S | 202135Z AUTO 24009G17KT 5SM -SN HZ OVC032 M11/M16 A3009 RMK AO2
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KPLN
19nm S | 202136Z AUTO 26008G17KT 1 1/4SM -SN FEW020 BKN029 OVC035 M12/M16 A3010 RMK AO2 SNE15B21 P0000 T11171156
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| TAF |
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KPLN
19nm S | 201724Z 2018/2118 26012G25KT 5SM -SN BR FEW019 BKN025 TEMPO 2018/2022 2SM -SN BR FM202200 25015G25KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 2101/2105 4SM -SN FM210900 VRB04KT 6SM -SN OVC030 FM211600 22005KT 6SM -SN OVC025
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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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