KMCD — Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island, MI · field elevation 741 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KMCD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMCD 100255Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM FEW070 OVC090 08/04 A2986 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 220° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 158 ft · pressure altitude 801 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 08 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KMCD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KMCD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.86498, -84.63709
- Elevation
- 741 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1232Z / 2213Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2000)
- Sectional
- Lake Huron
- County
- Mackinac, MI
Everything else KMCD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,501 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSLH Cheboygan County14 nm
- KPLN Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County19 nm
- KCIU Chippewa County Intl24 nm
- KMGN Harbor Springs29 nm
- KDRM Drummond Island38 nm
- KANJ Sault Ste Marie Muni/Sanderson Fld39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMCD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.