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KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport
Michigan City, Indiana, USA

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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
GIJr260/22.8GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
OXIr341/24.1KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E
CGTr069/35.6CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
GSHr287/37.2GOSHEN VORTAC113.7000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MICHIGAN CITYat field20301WMGC -- --. -.-.
LA PORTE353/12.535603WIUL .. ..- .-..

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: 41-41.882633N41-42.515667N
Longitude: 086-49.431017W086-49.118133W
Elevation: 654.4 ft.641.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 023 magnetic, 020 true203 magnetic, 200 true
Displaced threshold: 360 ft.183 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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: noyes
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
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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Aerial photo of KMGC (Michigan City Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 08-May-2006

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0012:00
Sunrise06:2912:29
Sunset16:3322:33
Evening civil twilight17:0323:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 09:55:40
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 03:55:40
 
METAR
KVPZ 
17nm SW 
080853Z AUTO 09003KT 1/4SM FG VV001 06/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00610061 51012
KSBN 
23nm E 
080912Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 08/07 A3008 RMK AO2
KOXI 
23nm S 
080925Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM VV007 06/06 A3008 RMK AO1 T00640056
KGYY 
27nm W 
080345Z VRB03KT 10SM SKC 09/08 A2999 RMK LAST
KBEH 
31nm NE 
080929Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN001 03/03 A3009 RMK AO2 $
KIGQ 
34nm W 
080925Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 08/06 A3006 RMK AO2
TAF
KSBN 
23nm E 
080540Z 0806/0906 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM080700 15003KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 0809/0812 1SM BR FM081400 17010KT P6SM SCT250
KGYY 
27nm W 
072338Z 0800/0824 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM080900 08004KT 5SM BR FEW250 FM081600 16011KT P6SM SCT040 FM081900 19013G23KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 0804/0811
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Michigan City Municipal Airport
219-872-0121
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aerial photography, Catering, Rental cars, ...

More info about Michigan City Municipal Airport


FS 
SS 
100LL 
$3.76 
$3.76 
Jet A 
$3.10 
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 Updated 10-Oct-2009
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Michigan City Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Michigan City Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Michigan City Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
CREEKWOOD INN 0.9 176-177
TRAVEL INN MOTEL 4.0 40-45
QUALITY INN MICHIGAN CITY 4.1 90-151
SUPER 8 MOTEL MICHIGAN CITY 4.5 62-80
CLARION INN MICHIGAN CITY 4.5 100-151
MILAN INN 4.5 55-56
COUNTRY INN STES MICHIGAN CTY 4.6 114-144
COMFORT INN MICHIGAN CITY 4.6 75-100
RED ROOF INN MICHIGAN CITY 4.6 55-60
KNIGHTS INN MICHIGAN CITY IN 4.6 65-72
HAMPTON INN LAPORTE IN 5.0 129-144

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Michigan City Municipal Airport

10 in Michigan City
5 in New Buffalo, MI
2 in La Porte
4 in Chesterton
 

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Other Pages about Michigan City Municipal Airport

www.mgcairport.com
www.michigancity.org/...
B&W aerial photo from the Indiana DOT
 
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