Airports / Michigan / LDM
Mason County Airport
KLDM / LDMLudington, MichiganELEV 646 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#7 / 47
Michigan airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 11 Google ratings — ranked against 47 rated MI fields.
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ludington, Michigan, Mason County Airport (KLDM / LDM) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 646 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LDM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL, 20 nm), Muskegon County Airport (MKG, 48 nm), and Cherry Capital Airport (TVC, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from LDM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ludington.
Field capability
ICAO
KLDM
IATA
LDM
FAA / Local
LDM
Elevation
646 ft
Coordinates
43.9625° N · 86.4079° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 646 ft, LDM sits lower than 71% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmMBLManistee County Blacker AirportManistee
- 48nmMKGMuskegon County AirportMuskegon
- 59nmTVCCherry Capital AirportTraverse City
- 76nmGRRGerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids
- 80nmGRBAustin Straubel International AirportGreen Bay
- 89nmMKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee
Location
Open the full mapKLDM · Mason County Airport · Ludington, MI
From the ramp
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