Mackinac Island Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located 1 mile (2 km) northwest of the city of Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2010 census, the city had a permanent population of 492, although there are thousands more seasonal workers and tourists during the summer months. From 1818–1882, the city was the county seat of the former...

 in Mackinac County

Mackinac County, Michigan

-Local Airports:*Mackinac County Airport *Mackinac Island Airport -Airline service:The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are:*Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste...

, Michigan

Michigan

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, USA

United States

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. It is located in the center of Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European...

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History

Mackinac Island Airport was activated in 1940. Today it is in use by tourists with 81% transient general aviation and 18% air taxi. The <1% remainder being the general aviation by the local population.

Airline

• Great Lakes Air - Charter service from Pellston Regional Airport
  Pellston Regional Airport
  Pellston Regional Airport , also known as Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, is a public airport located one mile northwest of the central business district of Pellston, a village in Emmet County, Michigan, United States....
  
   and Mackinac County Airport in St. Ignace
  St. Ignace, Michigan
  Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County. From the Lower Peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula.St...
  
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Facilities

• The airport is staffed September through May from 7:30AM until 5:30PM, and June through August from 8AM until 5PM.

• There is no fuel available at Mackinac Island Airport. The closest FBOs with fuel are in St. Ignace, Cheboygan and Pellston.

• No camping is allowed on Mackinac Island, but nearby Bois Blanc island has an airstrip and allows camping at the field.

• Pilot Controlled Lighting is on 122.8, UNICOM is on 122.7

Transit

• The airport is accessible by road from Annex Road, and is close to (but not directly accessible from) M-185
  M-185 (Michigan highway)
  M-185 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that circles Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination on the Lake Huron side of the Straits of Mackinac, along the island's shoreline. A narrow paved road of , it offers scenic views of the straits that divide the Upper and the...
  
  . One special note is that no motorized vehicles, with the exception of emergency vehicles, and snowmobiles in winter, are allowed on Mackinac Island. Travel on the island is accomplished on foot, horse, horse-drawn vehicle, or bicycle.

• There are no bicycle rentals available at the airport, but some private bikes can be stored in the racks outside.

• The airport UNICOM operator can usually be reached during normal business hours on the UNICOM frequency 122.7. The UNICOM operator can call a horse drawn taxi for you.

• The airport is about a 20 minute walk from the downtown area. The quickest route to downtown is to turn left from Airport Road onto Annex Road to the next major intersection and turn right on Cadotte Avenue (formerly known as, and still sometimes posted as, Hoban Road). Cadotte Ave. runs through the residential area known as Harrisonville and eventually leads to downtown.

• The Stonecliffe resort and Woods Restaurant are immediately off the west end of the runway. There is a gate in the fence which leads directly to the Stonecliffe grounds.

External links

• Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau
• Great Lakes Air Inc.