Mackinac Island Airport

04/14/2025

Good news! Cleanup of Mackinac Island State Park is progressing well, with all major roads now open within the park. Landmarks such as Fort Holmes, Arch Rock, and Sugar Loaf are now accessible. As mentioned before, the park will be ready to go for the 2025 tourist season!

04/11/2025

03/31/2025

Travelers to northern Michigan region be advised - see 911/E.M. announcement attached....

Concerning the airport: today local flights were on hold due to ice. There is a NOTAM out (3/31) due to ice coverage on all surfaces. In addition, power across the island is variable and unreliable at this time, despite tireless efforts by crews.

(Thank you to all the first responders and power company/linesmen on the island and throughout the region cleaning up crippling storm damage - which in most places, has not ended yet. Be safe out there.)

** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** ICE STORM EMERGENCY

Effective immediately, Mackinac County is under a STATE OF EMERGENCY due to severe ice storm damage that has caused widespread power outages, fallen trees, and downed power lines. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for multiple Northern Michigan counties, including Mackinac County, in response to the storm’s impact.

Read the attached for additional information.

10/19/2024

Have sunshine, will fly!
It's shaping up to be a busy Labor Day weekend in a few weeks!...WAIT, is it October?!?
Peak fall colors, abnormal summer-like island breezes, and clear weather are keeping the airport staff busy this weekend!
We'll take it!

(Most lodging, shops, and attractions on the island close in just 1 week, around October 27th.)


Photos📷: J.W.

10/05/2024

A "little" surprise arrived from back in the day...
And still surprises today: C-47 "Hairless Joe", from Yankee Air Museum!
Here until Sunday.
Yankee Air Museum

Photo by J.W.

08/31/2024

It's sunny and 72°F, blue skies, a full ramp and now parking in the grass - a great Mackinac-Island-Kind-of-Day for aviation! It's one of the busiest days of 2024 for the airport trio but we have room to welcome more and enjoy seeing so many different airplanes!

Have a happy and safe Labor Day Weekend!

09/30/2023

It's the last day of September, but the airport ramp is looking and feeling like June!
Before noon the paved ramp parking was full, it was 70°F, sunny, 4800 scattered sky conditions, 11 kts "summer" breezes out of the west!

09/06/2023

September 7-8, 2023: Operation Safe Harbor Exercise to the north and west of Mackinac Island Airport September 7-8, 2023. For information, please follow the link.

The Michigan National Guard (MING), in cooperation with the Mackinac County Office of Emergency Management, will be participating in a simulated mass evacuation of Mackinac Island on September 7, 2023 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and September 8, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The exercise will take place fro...

08/09/2023

UPDATE 8/11/23 12:39 PM EST: Repainting project is complete. Pilots, thank you for patience!

UPDATE 8/11/23 8:00 AM EST: WIP/Repainting is continuing on the taxiway and apron/parking today (Please see NOTAMS MCD 08/005 & 08/006); workers and equipment present until approx. 1:00 PM EST. The runway will remain open; back-taxiing may be required intermittently. Regular parking procedures have resumed.

UPDATE 8/10/23 3:05 PM EST: Paint workers have cleared the runway and it is opened. The taxiway is open. The apron/parking currently has equipment and workers present with wet paint. PARKING: See PARKING below.

UPDATE 8/10/23 8:00 AM EST: Due to weather delay the runway is projected to be closed 8AM EST to 3PM EST (notam mcd 08/004).

PROJECT SCHEDULED – AIRFIELD REPAINTING at Mackinac Island Airport.
• DATE: August 10-11, 2023.
• TIME: Start 7:00AM EST; End approx. 5:00PM EST.
• IMPACT: NOTAMS MCD 08/001; 08/002
- ** RUNWAY CLOSURE ** Start 7:00AM EST; End approx. 11:30AM EST.
- WIP/Workers & equipment on airfield.
- Temporary closures of sections of the taxiway & the paved ramp/parking as work progresses (back-taxiing may be necessary for access).
• For UPDATES: The runway may reopen as soon as it is determined it is okay to do so. Please check the FAA NOTAM website for cancelled NOTAMS and/or our page for the latest updates. (Phone calls to our office during the project is expected to be very high.)

• PARKING, Day visitors Aug. 10th 7:00 AM EST - 6 PM EST:
 Park on the grass tie-downs between the orange traffic cones.
 May move back to pavement after 6:00PM EST Aug. 10th.
 Larger aircraft unable to park on grass: Contact airport staff, Phone 906-847-3231 8am-5pm, and on Unicom 122.7.

Thank you in advance for your patience!

07/22/2023

A Douglas DC-3 landed at the airport today, kicking off one of the busiest weeks of the year, with both the Chicago to Mackinac Yacht Race and the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 taking place, the airport will be bustling with activity and some really cool planes! The DC-3 will be taking off sometime around 2:30-3pm today. (Those wanting to see it are reminded to please stay on the grass and not touch any of the planes.)

Edit: Douglas DC3/C47 Skytrain, N150D "Rendezvous with Destiny" info can be found at https://www.airhistory.net/photo/145431/N150D/315087
Part of the D-Day Squadron
General history of the DC-3: https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/1942-douglas-dc-3---n7772

Photo: Josh Patrick (Thanks to our new summer Airport Aid!)

08/27/2022

Well we did it, we filled the ramp! The TBM Fly-In goes through Sunday. All parking is in the grass today and its filling up fast. Saturday saw 59 planes parked at any given time, landing just as fast as others were departing.