Airports / Indiana / MGC
Michigan City Municipal Airport
KMGC / MGCMichigan City, IndianaELEV 655 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Porter County Municipal Airport (VPZ) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Michigan City Municipal Airport (KMGC / MGC) is a mid-sized airport serving Michigan City, Indiana. The field lies at an elevation of 655 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MGC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Porter County Municipal Airport (VPZ, 17 nm), South Bend International Airport (SBN, 23 nm), and Gary Chicago International Airport (GYY, 27 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MGC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Phillips Field. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MGC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Lots of great attractions near beautiful Lake Michigan.”
Nate Ward5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“The staff is always ready to help in any way they can.”
Troy Church5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Michigan City Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KMGC
IATA
MGC
FAA / Local
MGC
Elevation
655 ft
Coordinates
41.7033° N · 86.8212° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs IN fields
state range 418–1,140 ft
At 655 ft, MGC sits lower than 75% of the 36 Indiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 17nmVPZPorter County Municipal AirportValparaiso
- 23nmSBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend
- 27nmGYYGary Chicago International AirportGary
- 42nmMDWChicago Midway International AirportChicago
- 51nmORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago
- 54nmPWKChicago Executive AirportChicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
Location
Open the full mapKMGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City, IN
From the ramp
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