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KLDM · Mason County Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KLDM FAA LDM Elev 646 ft Lat 43° 57.75' N Lon 86° 24.47' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 071° 5,003 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.10%
26 251° 5,003 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.10%
01 002° 3,503 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.12%
19 182° 3,503 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.12%

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 3 119.925
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 120.850
  • RDO LANSING RDO 122.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 10 matched · 19 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 06 threshold displaced 1100 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 24 threshold displaced 1200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 30 threshold displaced 484 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 06 threshold displaced 1100 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 24 threshold displaced 1200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 484 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 15 threshold displaced 582 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 33 threshold displaced 388 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (10)

  • Runway 06 threshold displaced 1100 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: 2700X100 (TURF) RWY 06: Thld dsplcd 1100´

  • Runway 24 threshold displaced 1200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 24: Thld dsplcd 1200´

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 484 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 30: Thld dsplcd 484´

  • Runway 15 threshold displaced 582 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 15–33: 1940X100 (TURF) RWY 15: Thld dsplcd 582´

  • Runway 33 threshold displaced 388 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 33: Thld dsplcd 388´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT LIRL Rwy 12–30—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 and lrg birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 26, PAPI Rwy 08, 26, 01, and 19; MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 26, PAPI Rwy 08, 26, 01, and 19; MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 01–19—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, lrg birds, and wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·RWY 12–30: H2394X48 (ASPH) LIRL RWY 12: Tree.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 and Rwy 15–33 no snow removal.
  • ·Rwy end 06: rwy and dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy end 24: rwy and dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy end 15: rwy and dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy end 33: rwy and dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Fuel 100LL: avbl H24 self svc–ctc amgr for dtls.
  • ·Airframe rprs only avbl on call.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 616-987-0821
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Great Lakes Apch at 269-459-3344, when Apch clsd ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·LUCE CO (See NEWBERRY on page 227) LUDINGTON MASON CO (LDM)(KLDM) 2 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N43º57.75´ W86º24.47´ 647 B NOTAM FILE LDM RWY 08–26: H5003X75 (ASPH) S–25, D–41 MIRL RWY 08: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H3503X75 (ASPH–PFC) S–19 MIRL RWY 01: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 19´.
  • ·RWY 19: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 21´.
  • ·Attended Apr 16—Oct 15 1400–2200Z‡, Oct 16—Apr 15 Mon–Fri 1400–2200Z‡, Oct 16—Apr 15 Sat–Sun unattended.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 231-843-2049
  • ·AWOS–3 119.925 (231) 843–0459.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 LUDINGTON RCO 122.3 (LANSING RADIO) MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·MACKINAC CO (See ST IGNACE on page 242) CHICAGO CHICAGO H–2L, L–28I IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · LDM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

3

42.9% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,840 ops in 1990

2024 total

9,182

10-yr total

95,820

2024 mix

AC/AT 16% · GA 84% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

10.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.47

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-11-26 Socata TBM 700 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2003-07-02 Cessna 140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-08-05 Beech 19A · Other · dusk →
1993-03-26 Cessna 182N · CFIT · IMC · night →
1992-10-24 Piper PA-24-180 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1987-09-03 Cessna 150L · Other · VMC · day →
1984-07-28 Collins FISHER FP-202 · Other · VMC · day →

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
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 45 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 57 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 59 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 59 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 59 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 60 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 62 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 68 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 77 nm
Thomas Bradley Boyer West Bend WI 84 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
Walter David Johnson Ludington MI 2 nm
Niven Nicholson Sookhoo Ludington MI 2 nm
Robert Joseph Mankus Custer MI 8 nm
Leanne Jean Fessler Pentwater MI 11 nm
Laurel Rae Peterson Hart MI 16 nm
John Edward Fellows Shelby Township MI 21 nm
Joseph Robert Mladonicky Shelby MI 21 nm
John Downey Niewoit Jr Shelby Township MI 21 nm
Peter James Agnello Shelby Township MI 21 nm
Kent Theodore Ristau Shelby Township MI 21 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
Richard Keith Austin Ludington MI 2 nm
Eugene Robert Butler Ludington MI 2 nm
William Eldon Carpenter Ludington MI 2 nm
Robert William Martin Ludington MI 2 nm
David Jay Miehlke Ludington MI 2 nm
Kenneth William Muzzo Ludington MI 2 nm
Michael Bruno Tiedel Ludington MI 2 nm
Mark Randall Alexander Ludington MI 2 nm
Jeffrey Howard Gustafson Ludington MI 2 nm
Jaime Stuart Swanson Ludington MI 2 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
 59 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 64 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 74 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 75 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 78 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 90 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 93 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 97 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 106 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 128 nm

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