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KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport
Michigan City, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
APCH SLOPE 43:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
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: 45
Single engine airplanes: 36
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 20   download (171KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (181KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (23 nm S)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (25 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo of KMGC (Michigan City Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 08-May-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0510:05
Sunrise05:3710:37
Sunset20:1101:11
Evening civil twilight20:4301:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 22:27:14
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 17:27:14
 
METAR
KVPZ 
17nm SW 
252153Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM FEW033 BKN048 27/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02720183
KSBN 
23nm E 
252154Z 18008KT 10SM BKN046 27/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02720161
KGYY 
27nm W 
252150Z 25010KT 12SM BKN045 27/ A2998
KBEH 
31nm NE 
252153Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM FEW040 26/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02610178
KIGQ 
34nm W 
252205Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT032 BKN038 BKN046 28/20 A2998 RMK AO2
TAF
KSBN 
23nm E 
251735Z 251818 21008KT P6SM SCT050 FM0500 22005KT P6SM SCT030CB FM1500 32009KT P6SM SCT040
KGYY 
27nm W 
251730Z 251818 17008KT P6SM SCT045 FM0100 20006KT P6SM SCT045CB BKN150 TEMPO 0507 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM0700 28004KT P6SM BKN040 FM1100 30010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM1300 31013KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150 AMD NOT SKED 03Z-11Z
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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


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Hotels near Michigan City Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
CREEKWOOD INN 0.6 175-176
MILAN INN 3.1 34-35
HAMPTON INN MICHIGAN CITY 4.0 86-95
SUPER 8 MOTEL MICHIGAN CITY 4.5 55-56
COUNTRY INN STES MICHIGAN CTY 4.6 96-169
RED ROOF INN MICHIGAN CITY 4.6 54-63
KNIGHTS INN MICHIGAN CITY IN 4.7 40-45

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

8 in Michigan City
2 in New Buffalo, MI
2 in La Porte
3 in Chesterton
 

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Other Pages about Michigan City Municipal Airport

www.mgcairport.com
www.michigancity.org/...
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