FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
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 MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 & REIL RYS 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 |
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) RY 8 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path) RY 26 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 821 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear +4 FT FENCE 0 DSTC 210 FT R/L. | | 75 ft. trees, 908 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMM. BOX 370 MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757 Phone 906-847-3231 |
Manager: | MYRON JOHNSON PO BOX 370 MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757 Phone 906-847-3231 ASST MGR - JUSTIN WRIGHT - 906-847-3231 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | 68% | transient general aviation | 32% | air taxi | 1% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS INVOF LANDFILL, 0.3 MI NE. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: TRAFFIC PATTERN ALT 1900 FT MSL; CLIMB TO 1900 FT MSL BEFORE TURNING; AVOID FLIGHT OVER SHORE & TOWN; NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. |
- | OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ARE IN THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26. |
- | PILOTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE PITOT COVERS WHILE PARKED AND TO CHECK TUBES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE 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 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (241KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (268KB) |
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (208KB) |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
Sunset | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-Mar-2021 01:30:46 |
Local (UTC-5) | 08-Mar-2021 20:30:46 |
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METAR |
KMCD | 090115Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM BKN033 04/00 A3023 RMK AO2 T00400000
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KSLH 14nm S | 090115Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM OVC033 04/01 A3023 RMK AO2
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KPLN 19nm S | 090054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN031 OVC039 02/M01 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00171006
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TAF |
KPLN 19nm S | 081540Z 0816/0912 26013G24KT P6SM BKN035 FM082100 27010KT P6SM BKN035 FM082300 28007KT P6SM SCT250 FM090700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM090900 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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