Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-42-11.9350N (41.703315)
Longitude: 
 086-49-16.4640W (-86.82124)
Elevation: 
 654.9 feet MSL (200 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4.7 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. E of Michigan City, Indiana
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JESSICA WARD
1300 N HIGHWAY 212
MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360
219-872-0121		 MICHIGAN CITY BOAC
1300 N HWY 212
MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360
219-872-0121

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1655 feet (504 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 MGC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
Approach:  SOUTH BEND
118.55
118.55
118.55
CHICAGO ARTCC
Departure:  SOUTH BEND
118.55
118.55
118.55
CHICAGO ARTCC
AWOS-3:  128.450 (219-878-1106)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/307.175 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 219
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Michigan City Municipal
  
Unicom 122.7 872-0121 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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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 20 EC-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS EC-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MGC

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
15.1 Flying U Ranch Airport
(IN41)		 174 179 100LL
17.1 Porter County Regional Airport
(VPZ KVPZ VPZ)		 209 214 100LL, Jet A
21.7 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
(3HO)		 246 250 100LL
22.6 South Bend International Airport
(SBN KSBN SBN)		 89 94 100LL, Jet A
23.5 Starke County Airport
(KOXI OXI)		 162 167 100LL, Jet A+
25.1 Andrews University Airpark Airport
(C20)		 53 58 100LL
27.1 Gary/Chicago International Airport
(GYY KGYY GYY)		 259 263 100LL, Jet A
27.8 Jerry Tyler Meml Airport
(NLE 3TR)		 73 78 100LL
28.2 Griffith-Merrillville Airport
(05C)		 247 251 100LL, Jet A, UL94
31.0 Plymouth Municipal Airport
(PLY C65)		 130 135 100LL, Jet A
31.0 Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
(BEH KBEH BEH)		 34 39 100LL, Jet A-1+
33.3 Lansing Municipal Airport
(KIGQ IGQ)		 252 256 100LL, Jet A
35.5 Dowagiac Municipal Airport
(C91)		 60 65 100LL
36.7 Elkhart Municipal Airport
(EKI KEKM EKM)		 88 93 100LL, Jet A
41.9 Lowell Airport
(C97)		 227 231 100LL
42.0 Chicago Midway International Airport
(MDW KMDW MDW)		 277 281 100LL, Jet A-1+
42.6 Nappanee Municipal Airport
(C03)		 110 115 100LL
43.2 Bult Field Airport
(C56)		 243 247 100LL, Jet A
46.3 South Haven Area Regional Airport
(KLWA LWA)		 32 37 100LL, Jet A+
47.3 Goshen Municipal Airport
(GSH KGSH GSH)		 102 108 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

A110-1 SAWRS.
A110-2 BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A16 EMERG - 219-898-1277
A57-02 APCH SLOPE 20:1 AT DTHR.
A57-20 APCH SLOPE 20:1 AT DTHR.
A58-20 10 FT BRUSH 110 FT R OF CNTRLN 60 FT FM RWY END.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
A70-FUEL-UL 94 SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
A70-FUEL-A+ SELF SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 02/20
Longest Runway: 02/20 is 4099 ft (1249 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

MGC Airport Runway Details

Runway 02/20  4099 ft x 75 ft (1249 m x 23 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 02

Runway 20
Elevation: 
 654.2 641.6
Latitude: 
 41-41-52.9477N 41-42-30.9216N
Longitude: 
 086-49-25.8465W 086-49-07.0802W
Runway True Alignment: 
 020 200
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 ROAD BRUSH
Object Height: 
 15 20
Distance from End: 
 260 650
Object Centerline Offset: 
 0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
REIL: 
 No Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Elevation: 
 654.5 642.4
Displaced Threshold: 
 342 183
Threshold Latitude: 
 41-41-56.1130N 41-42-29.2298N

Threshold Longitude: 

 086-49-24.2832W 086-49-07.9173W

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 High Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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