Mason County Airport

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Ludington Weather (°F)

METAR: KLDM 190855Z AUTO 23012G20KT 10SM SCT012 SCT019 OVC100 00/M03 A2975 RMK AO2 T00031034

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KLDM (0.1 NM at True Heading of 240)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1007.5
Temperature: 0.3 C (32.54 F)
Dewpoint: -3.4 C (25.88 F)

Location

Latitude: 
43-57-45.1120N (43.962531)
Longitude: 
086-24-28.4990W (-86.407916)
Elevation: 
646.6 feet MSL (197 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
5.4 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. NE of Ludington, Michigan
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
04/1940
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
APR 16-OCT 15/ALL/0900-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1647 feet (502 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
LDM
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  20
Multi Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  9182
Air Taxi:  1500 16.3%
GA Local:  3259 35.5%
GA Itinerant:  4423 48.2%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
AWOS-3:  119.925 (231-843-0459)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 231

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Mason County Aviation
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843-2049 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Lansing(LAN)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 EC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 EC-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS EC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LDM

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
19.8 Manistee County/Blacker Airport
(MBL KMBL MBL)
20 26 100LL, Jet A
36.1 Fremont Municipal Airport
(KFFX FFX)
150 156 100LL, Jet A
45.3 Cain Field Airport
(38C)
118 124 100LL, Mogas
46.6 Wexford County Airport
(CAD KCAD CAD)
65 71 100LL, Jet A
48.3 Muskegon County Airport
(MKG KMKG MKG)
171 176 100LL, Jet A
55.8 Manitowoc County Airport
(MTW KMTW MTW)
280 284 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
58.7 Cherry Capital Airport
(TVC KTVC TVC)
36 42 100LL, Jet A+
63.5 Sheboygan County Meml Airport
(SBM KSBM SBM)
260 264 100LL, Jet A+
66.9 Riverview Airport
(08C)
156 162 100LL
68.4 Door County Cherryland Airport
(SUE KSUE SUE)
320 325 100LL, Jet A+
70.3 Greenville Municipal Airport
(6D6)
134 140 100LL, Jet A+
71.8 Ottawa Exec Airport
(Z98)
162 168 100LL, Jet A+
72.5 Clare Municipal Airport
(48D)
95 102 100LL
73.7 New Holstein Municipal Airport
(8D1)
269 273 100LL
74.3 West Michigan Regional Airport
(KBIV BIV)
169 174 100LL, Jet A+
75.2 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
(MOP KMOP MOP)
105 112 100LL, Jet A+
75.5 Gerald R Ford International Airport
(GRR KGRR GRR)
148 154 100LL, Jet A
76.1 Lowell City Airport
(24C)
142 148 100LL
77.9 Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport
(3D2)
334 339 100LL
78.5 Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml Airport
(HTL KHTL HTL)
71 78 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAMS within

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NM of KLDM

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KLDM

Remarks

A110-1 BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-2 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 26; PAPI RWY 08, 26, 01, & 19; MIRL RWY 08/26 & 01/19 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 01/19
08/26
Longest Runway: 08/26 is 5003 ft (1525 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

LDM Airport Runway Details

Runway 01/19  3503 ft x 75 ft (1068 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/12/2020
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Porous friction course
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  19.0

Runway 01

Runway 19

Elevation: 
641.2 636.9
Latitude: 
43-57-33.0399N 43-58-07.6175N
Longitude: 
086-24-46.8972W 086-24-45.5178W
Runway True Alignment: 
002 182
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREE
Object Height: 
72
Distance from End: 
1750
Object Centerline Offset: 
264 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
No No
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
19 21

Runway 08/26  5003 ft x 75 ft (1525 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/12/2020
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Porous friction course
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  25.0

Runway 08

Runway 26

Elevation: 
641.5 646.4
Latitude: 
43-57-33.4234N 43-57-49.4911N
Longitude: 
086-24-48.4362W 086-23-43.7608W
Runway True Alignment: 
071 251
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREE TREE
Object Height: 
56 55
Distance from End: 
1438 1386
Object Centerline Offset: 
264 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
No Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
25 25

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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