AirNav: KMGC - Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field

KMGC

Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field
Michigan City, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MGC
Lat/Long:	41-42-11.9350N 086-49-16.4640W 41-42.198917N 086-49.274400W 41.7033153,-86.8212400 (estimated)
Elevation:	654.9 ft. / 199.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03W (2000)
From city:	3 miles E of MICHIGAN CITY, IN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	46360

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MGC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3:	128.450 (219-878-1106)
SOUTH BEND APPROACH:	118.55
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE:	118.55
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	118.625
WX AWOS-3PT at PPO (9 nm SE):	119.825 (219-326-6916)
WX ASOS at VPZ (17 nm SW):	125.875 (219-531-1770)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/307.175 (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
CGTr069/35.6		CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC		114.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+ UL94 100LL:SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. UL94:SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. A+:SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	4099 x 75 ft. / 1249 x 23 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	41-41.882462N	41-42.515360N
Longitude:	086-49.430775W	086-49.118003W
Elevation:	654.2 ft.	641.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	023 magnetic, 020 true	203 magnetic, 200 true
Displaced threshold:	342 ft.	183 ft.
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	15 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 20:1 AT DTHR.	87 ft. brush, 1575 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear 10 FT BRUSH 110 FT R OF CNTRLN 60 FT FM RWY END.

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
Manager:	JESSICA WARD 1300 N HIGHWAY 212 MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360 Phone 219-872-0121 EMERG - 219-898-1277

Additional Remarks

-	SAWRS.
-	BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20		download (172KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (144KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (471KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPPO - La Porte Municipal Airport (9 nm SE)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (17 nm SW)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (22 nm SW)
KSBN - South Bend International Airport (23 nm E)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (23 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:34	11:34
Sunrise	07:02	12:02
Sunset	18:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	18:32	23:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Oct-2026 06:36:09
Local (UTC-5)	16-Oct-2026 01:36:09

METAR

KMGC	160455Z AUTO 28010G19KT 5SM RA BKN006 OVC014 18/17 A2979 RMK AO2
KPPO 9nm SE	160615Z AUTO 30013G24KT 10SM OVC012 16/16 A2981 RMK AO2 PRESRR
KVPZ 17nm SW	160615Z AUTO 28014G23KT 10SM BKN014 OVC022 16/13 A2983 RMK AO2 T01560133

TAF

KSBN 23nm E	160520Z 1606/1706 28016G26KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 1606/1609 5SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM161500 30015G23KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM161900 34017G26KT 6SM -SHRA OVC020 TEMPO 1619/1622 35020G33KT 3SM SHRA OVC010 FM170100 36014G22KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030
KGYY 27nm W	160526Z 1606/1706 28016G26KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM161700 32018G31KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC035 TEMPO 1620/1624 5SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM170100 35012G25KT P6SM FEW015 SCT050

NOTAMs

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Michigan City Municipal Airport

219-872-0121
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[email]

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More info about Michigan City Municipal Airport


	100LL		UL94		Jet A
FS		$6.15		---		$5.64
SS		$6.00		$6.45		$5.64
Updated 07-Oct-2026

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FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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