Harbor Springs Municipal Airport
airport
Harbor Springs Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMGN, FAA LID: MGN), also known as Harbor Springs Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Harbor Springs, a city in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. 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 local general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Harbor Springs Municipal Airport is assigned MGN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned MGN to Baracoa Regional Airport in Magangué, Colombia). The airport's ICAO identifier is KMGN.
The airport has a skydiving facility recognized by the U.S. Parachute Association.
Facilities and aircraft
Harbor Springs Municipal Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38 ha) which contains one asphalt runway (10/28): 4,149 x 75 ft (1,265 x 23 m).
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel and offers courtesy cars, a conference room, a crew lounge, snooze rooms, and more.
For 12-month period ending December 31, 2018 the airport had 16,742 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day. It consists completely of general aviation. At the time there were 19 aircraft based at the field: 17 single-engine airplanes, 1 multi-engine airplane, and 1 jet.
The airport is staffed daily from 8 am until dusk.
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