Mackinac Island Airport

Mackinac Island Airport
IATA: MCD – ICAO: KMCD – FAA LID: MCD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Mackinac Island State Park Commission
Location		Mackinac Island, Michigan
Elevation AMSL		740 ft / 225.6 m
Coordinates		45°51′53.764″N 84°38′14.440″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	3,501	1,067	Asphalt
Mackinac Island Airport
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Part of:	Mackinac Island (#66000397)
Added to NRHP:	October 9, 1960

Mackinac Island Airport (IATA: MCD, ICAO: KMCD, FAA LID: MCD) is a public airport located 1 mile (2 km) northwest of the city of Mackinac Island in Mackinac County, Michigan, USA. It is located in the center of Mackinac Island.

History

Mackinac Island Airport was activated in 1940. Today it is in use by tourists with 81% transient general aviation and 18% air taxi. The <1% remainder being the general aviation by the local population.

Airline

• Great Lakes Air - Charter service from Pellston Regional Airport and Mackinac County Airport in St. Ignace.

Facilities

• The airport is staffed September through May from 7:30AM until 5:30PM, and June through August from 8AM until 5PM.

• There is no fuel available at Mackinac Island Airport. The closest FBOs with fuel are in St. Ignace, Cheboygan and Pellston.

• No camping is allowed on Mackinac Island, but nearby Bois Blanc island has an airstrip and allows camping at the field.

• Pilot Controlled Lighting is on 122.8, UNICOM is on 122.7

Runways

• Runway 8/26: 3,501 x 75 ft. (1,067 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

Transit

• The airport is accessible by road from Annex Road, and is close to (but not directly accessible from) M-185. One special note is that no motorized vehicles, with the exception of emergency vehicles, and snowmobiles in winter, are allowed on Mackinac Island. Travel on the island is accomplished on foot, horse, horse-drawn vehicle, or bicycle.

• There are no bicycle rentals available at the airport, but some private bikes can be stored in the racks outside.

• The airport UNICOM operator can usually be reached during normal business hours on the UNICOM frequency 122.7. The UNICOM operator can call a horse drawn taxi for you.

• The airport is about a 20 minute walk from the downtown area. The quickest route to downtown is to turn left from Airport Road onto Annex Road to the next major intersection and turn right on Cadotte Avenue (formerly known as, and still sometimes posted as, Hoban Road). Cadotte Ave. runs through the residential area known as Harrisonville and eventually leads to downtown.

• The Stonecliffe resort and Woods Restaurant are immediately off the west end of the runway. There is a gate in the fence which leads directly to the Stonecliffe grounds.

Map shows airport in interior of Mackinac Island, with runway oriented east-west

External links

• Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau
• Great Lakes Air Inc.

• Michigan Airport Directory - MCDPDF (64.2 KiB)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KMCD
  • ASN accident history for MCD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMCD
  • FAA current MCD delay information