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K83D · Mackinac County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID K83D Elev 624 ft Lat 45° 53.50' N Lon 84° 44.29' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,800 ft. Max gradient: 0.37%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 68.1° 3,800 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.37%
25 248.1° 3,800 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.37%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 118.270
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 134.600
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K83D on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25; RAMP LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25; RAMP LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25; RAMP LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25; RAMP LGTS - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·MCD AWOS FREQ CAN BE RCVD ON THE GND.
  • ·RADIO CALL "SAINT IGNACE." FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR RES AT 906-643-7161. 5-10 FT BRUSH, 150-199 FT DIST, 240 FT L.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

3

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 41,000 ops in 2005

2024 total

33,050

10-yr total

330,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 45% · GA 54% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.13

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 4
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-08-31 Piper PA32RT · Birdstrike · VMC · night →
1997-09-14 Piper PA-28-235 · CFIT · IMC · day →
1997-01-13 Piper PA-32-260 · Other · IMC · night →
1990-12-27 Piper PA-32-260 · Birdstrike · VMC · night-moonlit →
1986-01-20 Cessna 185 · Other · day →
1984-03-21 Piper PA-32-260 · Other · IMC · night-moonlit →
1984-03-21 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · IMC · night-moonlit →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 63 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 77 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 77 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 77 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 103 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 122 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 166 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 169 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 169 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 180 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Forrest Gerald Krueger Saint Ignace MI 0 nm
Jacob Michael Springsteen Moran MI 11 nm
Bruce Wetherby Johnson Cedarville MI 19 nm
James Paul Grieshaber Cheboygan MI 19 nm
Deric Glenn Sempsrott Cheboygan MI 19 nm
Justin Michael Fernelius Cheboygan MI 19 nm
Justin Michael Giegler Indian River MI 28 nm
Scott Thomas Smith Harbor Springs MI 30 nm
Michael Eric Cherry Petoskey MI 34 nm
Michael John Pacola Petoskey MI 34 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Steven Gerard Gunderson Saint Ignace MI 0 nm
Tyler Arthur Huskey Saint Ignace MI 0 nm
Robert Henry Bynoe Ii Mackinac Island MI 5 nm
John Leroy Zarling Carp Lake MI 12 nm
Sean Michael Paquet Carp Lake MI 12 nm
Bruce Wetherby Johnson Cedarville MI 19 nm
Edward Nicholas Steil Cheboygan MI 19 nm
Donald Edward Balbaugh Cheboygan MI 19 nm
Allen Dale Hoffman Sr Cheboygan MI 19 nm
Theodore Craig Travis Cheboygan MI 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 78 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 92 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 184 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 184 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 198 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 198 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 199 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 202 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 202 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 203 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.