Mason County Airport (LDM)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	LDM
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	86°24'28.4990" W / 43°57'45.1120" N -86.407916 / 43.962531 (Estimated)
Elevation	646.60 ft / 197.08 m (Surveyed)
Land	238 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NE of Ludington, MI
Location	Mason County, MI
Magnetic Variation	03W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	COUNTY OF MASON
Address	COURTHOUSE 304 E LUDINGTON AVE LUDINGTON, MI 49431-2121
Phone number	231-843-8202
Manager	JOHN L O'CONNOR
Address	5300 W US HIGHWAY 10 LUDINGTON, MI 49431-8704
Phone number	231-843-2049

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	CHICAGO
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	LAN - LANSING
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LDM (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.0 MHz
UNICOM	123.0 MHz
AWOS-3P	LDM (231-843-0459)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A+
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 01/19

Dimensions	3503 x 75 ft (1068 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Porous Friction Course
Edge lights	Medium

	01	19
Alignment	2°	182°
Physical elevation	641.20 ft	636.90 ft
Coordinates	43.959178 / -86.413027	43.968783 / -86.412644
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	5003 x 75 ft (1525 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	08	26
Alignment	71°	251°
Physical elevation	641.50 ft	646.40 ft
Coordinates	43.959284 / -86.413455	43.963747 / -86.395489
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	No	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MBL	DME	MANISTEE	51X	111.40		19.7 nm
MB	NDB	JEPOT		254.00	06W	21.8 nm
MA	NDB	WEXOR		336.00	04W	40.7 nm

Remarks

• DEER, LRG BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
• FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.