FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MGN |
| Lat/Long: | 45-25-31.7000N 084-54-48.5000W 45-25.528333N 084-54.808333W 45.4254722,-84.9134722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 685.8 ft. / 209.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of HARBOR SPRINGS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49740 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MGN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 10 & 28 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LDG FEE WAIVED WITH MNM FUEL PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 119.925 (231-347-5231) |
| WX ASOS at PLN (10 nm NE): | 119.025 (231-539-7700) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at BFA (16 nm S): | 118.675 (231-330-8677) |
| WX AWOS-3P at CVX (17 nm SW): | 120.0 (231-237-9703) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.6/354.05 (PELLSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PLNr226/16.2 | | PELLSTON VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4149 x 75 ft. / 1265 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 22.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 45-25.565953N | | 45-25.491885N |
| Longitude: | 084-55.290822W | | 084-54.326923W |
| Elevation: | 677.3 ft. | | 685.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 101 magnetic, 096 true | | 281 magnetic, 276 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 437 ft. | | 444 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. tree, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline 4 FT FENCE, 0 FT DIST, 48 FT R; 15 FT ROAD, 0 FT DIST, 75 FT R; 70 FT LGTD POLE, 180 FT DIST, 240 FT R. | | 60 ft. pole, lighted, 236 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline 4 FT FENCE, 199 FT DIST; 70 FT TREES, 0 FT DIST, 168 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HARBOR/PETOSKEY AREA AIRPORT AUTH C/O WILLIAM P DOHM, PO BOX 274 CONWAY, MI 49722-0274 Phone 231-242-4906 |
| Manager: | MARK ZABAWA 8350 M-119 HARBOR SPRINGS, MI 49740-9077 Phone 231-206-9333 CELL. |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 10 APCH AREA HAS TWO 70 FT LGTD OBSTN POLES, 170 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; +75 FT TREES ON NORTH SIDE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | RWY 28 APCH AREA HAS LGTD OBSTN POLES, 165 FT LEFT & 220 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +80 FT TREES ADJ. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: NO TURBOJET/TURBOFAN ACFT DEPS 2300-0700; NO LOW FLT OVR SRNDG COMMUNITY; ALL ACFT DEPG TO THE WEST TURN SOUTH OVR THE WATER AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (242KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (258KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPLN - Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport (10 nm NE)
N98 - Boyne City Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KBFA - Boyne Mountain Airport (16 nm S)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KSLH - Cheboygan County Airport (21 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 29-Sep-2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 08:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jan-2026 15:28:07 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Jan-2026 10:28:07 |
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| METAR |
| KMGN | 141455Z AUTO 35008G18KT 10SM OVC025 M10/M15 A2969 RMK AO2 T10981149
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KPLN 10nm NE | 141458Z AUTO 35016G22KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC023 M11/M14 A2970 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V2 1/2 P0000 T11061139
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KBFA 16nm S | 141455Z AUTO 36013G18KT 320V030 10SM -SN OVC025 M09/M13 A2969 RMK AO2
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KCVX 17nm SW | 141455Z AUTO 35015G21KT 2SM -SN HZ SCT020 OVC027 M09/M12 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 34029/35
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| TAF |
KPLN 10nm NE | 141120Z 1412/1512 33015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM141600 35015G26KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN BKN028 FM142100 35014G26KT P6SM -SHSN BKN026 FM150000 34012G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN018 FM150800 36007KT P6SM SCT021
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| NOTAMs |
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