Mackinac Island Airport is a public use airport in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States. It is located 1 nmi northwest of downtown Mackinac Island, Michigan in the center of Mackinac Island. The airport is owned by Mackinac Island State Park Commission. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.

History

Mackinac Island Airport started as a grass strip in 1934. It got a paved runway in 1963 and a terminal building in 1969. A $4.6 million project in 2011-2012 moved the runway 65 feet east to a flatter location. The airport received $30,000 from the US Department of Transportation in 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help mitigate the effects of the covid-19 pandemic. The aircraft has regularly scheduled passenger and cargo flights from Fresh Air Aviation. Great Lakes Air, which also served the airport, ceased operations in 2022.

Facilities and aircraft

Mackinac Island Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 739 feet (225 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with a concrete surface measuring 3,501 by 75 feet (1,067 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 11,100 aircraft operations, with an average of 30 per day: 68% general aviation and 32% air taxi. In this period, there was only 1 aircraft reported based at the airport, a multi-engine aircraft. The airport has a fixed-base operator with a crew lounge, but there is no fuel for sale.

Island transit

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and accidents