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KMGN · Harbor Springs Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KMGN FAA MGN Elev 686 ft Lat 45° 25.54' N Lon 84° 54.80' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,149 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 096° 4,149 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
28 276° 4,149 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.20%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.925
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 134.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 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 MIRL Rwy 10–28. 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 MIRL Rwy 10–28. 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 MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 10–28—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

    Birds and deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·198 MICHIGAN CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·(VL) (DH) VORW/DME 112.8 CMX Chan 75 N47º10.22´ W88º29.12´ at fld. 1071/2W.
  • ·DME unusable: 305º–045º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ VOR unusable: 005º–025º byd 40 NM 110º–120º byd 40 NM 245º–250º byd 40 NM 320º–330º byd 40 NM 340º–345º byd 40 NM 350º–005º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 110.3 I–CMX Chan 40 Rwy 32.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 13º left and right of course.
  • ·DME backcourse unusable byd 10 NM blw 2,600´; byd 18º right of course.
  • ·HANLEY FLD (See MUNISING on page 225) HARBOR SPRINGS (MGN)(KMGN) 3 E UTC–5(–4DT) N45º25.53´ W84º54.81´ 686 B NOTAM FILE MGN RWY 10–28: H4149X75 (ASPH) S–22, D–30 MIRL RWY 10: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.5º TCH 28´.
  • ·RWY 28: PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 10 and 28 opr consly.
  • ·Rwy 28 PAPI unusable byd 2º left of centerline.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures; no turbojet/turbofan acft deps fm 0400–1200Z‡, no low flight ovr surrounding community, all acft depg to the W turn S ovr the water as soon as practical.
  • ·Rwy 10 apch area has two 70´ lgtd obstruction poles 170´ left of cntrln; +75´ trees on N side.
  • ·Rwy 28 apch area has lgtd obstruction poles, 165´ left and 220´ right of cntrln; 80´ trees adj.
  • ·Landing fee waived with minimum fuel purchase.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 231-206-9333
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.925 (231) 347–5231.
  • ·Wind spd & drctn unrel btn 260º–280º.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·PELLSTON (L) (L) VORTACW 111.8 PLN Chan 55 N45º37.84´ W84º39.85´ 227º 16.2 NM to fld. 836/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 301º–339º GCP has azm only, no DME at GCP HARRIETTA EAGLES LANDING (4Y9) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N44º18.47´ W85º46.30´ 993 NOTAM FILE LAN RWY 08–26: 2200X100 (TURF) 0.8% up E RWY 08: Trees.
  • ·Lrg depression east of Rwy 26.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 mkd with 3´ yellow cones. 60´ trees both sides of rwy 100´ from rwy cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 586-944-7101
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·LAKE HURON L–31B IAP GREEN BAY EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,280 ops in 2002

2024 total

16,500

10-yr total

165,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 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
2015-08-09 Piper PA 32R-300 · CFIT · night →
2007-01-12 Cessna 425 · Stall / spin · night →
2005-01-09 Cessna 414A · Stall / spin · night →

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
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 50 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 50 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 51 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 65 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 74 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 94 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 140 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 140 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 147 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 151 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
Scott Thomas Smith Harbor Springs MI 3 nm
Michael Eric Cherry Petoskey MI 6 nm
Michael John Pacola Petoskey MI 6 nm
Eric David O'Connor Petoskey MI 6 nm
Justin Michael Giegler Indian River MI 12 nm
Allen Joseph Sturza Boyne City MI 13 nm
Brett Louis Olceski Boyne City MI 13 nm
Leon John Jarema Boyne Falls MI 16 nm
Timothy David Zowada Boyne Falls MI 16 nm
Eric John Jarema Boyne Falls MI 16 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 James Deforest Harbor Springs MI 3 nm
William Rapson Pryor Harbor Springs MI 3 nm
Lance Douglas Talcott Harbor Springs MI 3 nm
Douglas Donald Hoffman Harbor Springs MI 3 nm
Michael Edward White Oden MI 4 nm
Charles Henry Lamoreaux Jr Alanson MI 5 nm
Kerry Howard Hamlin Alanson MI 5 nm
Eric David O'Connor Petoskey MI 6 nm
James Wilbert Wilhelm Petoskey MI 6 nm
Stephen Chester Rinock Petoskey MI 6 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
 50 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 65 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 155 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 160 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 169 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 172 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 178 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 178 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 178 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 183 nm

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