Mason County
LDM · KLDM · Ludington, Michigan · Mason County · map
Mason County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Mason, 2 miles northeast of Ludington, Michigan, 647 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 5,003 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KLDM · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 19 knots, gusting to 25
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 66°F (19°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLDM 062015Z AUTO 20019G25KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 20029/01
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LDM · ICAO KLDM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Mason
- Elevation
- 647 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April 16 to October 15, every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; October 16 to April 15, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,003 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 3,503 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 59 ft high 1,375 ft from the end
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 68 ft high 1,363 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Ldm and aWOS-3P | 119.925 | |
| White Cloud Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 231-843-0459.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Ludington from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Ludington, Michigan: 19 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Deer, large birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 26; PAPI runway 08, 26, 01, and 19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 and 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.