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 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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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 09:55:40 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 03:55:40 |
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| METAR |
KVPZ 17nm SW | 080853Z AUTO 09003KT 1/4SM FG VV001 06/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00610061 51012
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KSBN 23nm E | 080912Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 08/07 A3008 RMK AO2
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KOXI 23nm S | 080925Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM VV007 06/06 A3008 RMK AO1 T00640056
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KGYY 27nm W | 080345Z VRB03KT 10SM SKC 09/08 A2999 RMK LAST
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KBEH 31nm NE | 080929Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN001 03/03 A3009 RMK AO2 $
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KIGQ 34nm W | 080925Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 08/06 A3006 RMK AO2
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| 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
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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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| NOTAMs |
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