Mackinac Island Airport (MCD)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	MCD
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	84°38'13.5400" W / 45°51'53.9400" N -84.637094 / 45.864983 (Estimated)
Elevation	741.00 ft / 225.86 m (Surveyed)
Land	125 acres
From nearest city	1 nautical miles NW of Mackinac Island, MI
Location	Mackinac County, MI
Magnetic Variation	07W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK CMSN
Address	PO BOX 370 MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757-0370
Phone number	906-847-3231
Manager	MYRON JOHNSON
Address	PO BOX 370 MACKINAC ISLAND, MI 49757-0370
Phone number	906-847-3231

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	Yes
Sectional chart	LAKE HURON
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt	1159 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	GRB - GREEN BAY
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	MCD (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
AWOS-3P	MCD (906-847-3778)

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	3501 x 75 ft (1067 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Porous Friction Course
Edge lights	Medium

	08	26
Alignment	75°	255°
Physical elevation	728.70 ft	741.00 ft
Coordinates	45.863761 / -84.643739	45.866206 / -84.630453
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.	4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CI	NDB	KOLOE		400.00	07W	28.4 nm
SSM	VOR/DME	SAULT STE MARIE	59X	112.20	04W	35.5 nm
PLN	VORTAC	PELLSTON	55X	111.80	06W	14.1 nm

Remarks

• LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS INVOF LANDFILL 0.3 NM NE.
• NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: CLIMB TO TPA BFR TURNING; AVD FLT OVR SHORE & TOWN; TGL NA.
• OBSTN LGTS ARE IN THE APCH TO RWY 26.
• PITOT COVS RCMDD WHILE PARKED; CK TUBES BFR DEP DUE TO MUD DAUBERS.
• FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.