KMGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport
Michigan City Municipal Airport serves Michigan City, Indiana at 655 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 4,099 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,099 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 655 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 14°C) | 655 ft | 2,566 ft | 2,179 ft | 3,269 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,855 ft | 2,800 ft | 2,306 ft | 3,459 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,055 ft | 3,034 ft | 2,432 ft | 3,648 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,212 ft | 3,064 ft | 2,449 ft | 3,673 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMGC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport | 9 nm SE | 5,000 ft |
| KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport | 17 nm SW | 7,001 ft |
| KSBN South Bend International Airport | 23 nm E | 8,412 ft |
| KOXI Starke County Airport | 24 nm S | 5,002 ft |
| KGYY Gary/Chicago International Airport | 27 nm W | 8,859 ft |
| KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport | 31 nm NE | 6,006 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMGC
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMGC, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMGC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.