FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 20 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (180KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 16:17 | | 22:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:48 | | 22:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 08:47:00 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 02:47:00 |
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| METAR |
KVPZ 17nm SW | 010753Z AUTO 24014KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP135 T00171017
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KSBN 23nm E | 010754Z 24009KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00061022
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KOXI 23nm S | 010825Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2991 RMK AO1 T00151016
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KGYY 27nm W | 010347Z 22009G23KT 20SM FEW110 04/M02 A2987 LAST
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KBEH 31nm NE | 010753Z AUTO 26013G20KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP113 T00560017
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KIGQ 34nm W | 010825Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2990 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBN 23nm E | 010520Z 0106/0206 23015KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/25040KT FM011000 25012KT P6SM FEW100 FM011500 20010KT P6SM SCT250
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KGYY 27nm W | 302329Z 0100/0124 23010KT P6SM BKN100 FM011700 21012G18KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 0104/0112
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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