AirportsMichigan City Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Michigan City, in Indiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MGC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MGC
- ICAO code
- KMGC
- City
- Michigan City
- State or region
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.7033° N, 86.8212° W
- Elevation
- 200 m (655 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,249 m (4,099 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MGC means Michigan City Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMGC. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.7033° N, 86.8212° W. It stands 200 metres (655 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Chicago, about 71 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Michigan City Municipal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,249 metres (4,099 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 530.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,249 m 4,099 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Bend International AirportSouth Bend | SBN | 42 km |
| Gary/Chicago International AirportGary | GYY | 50 km |
| Chicago Midway International AirportChicago | MDW | 78 km |
| Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago | ORD | 95 km |
| Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportKalamazoo | AZO | 120 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,030 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,939 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,616 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,298 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,097 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,887 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,105 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,202 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,945 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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