Muskegon County
MKG · KMKG · Muskegon, Michigan · Muskegon County · map
Muskegon County is a public-use airport owned by Muskegon County, 4 miles south of Muskegon, Michigan, 628 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 6,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMKG · observed 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMKG 062055Z 19012G21KT 10SM SCT250 18/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830100 56031 $
TAF KMKG 061740Z 0618/0718 18012KT P6SM SCT090 FM062200 19013G21KT P6SM FEW250 FM070700 23010G19KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM071200 29007KT P6SM BKN250
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 MKG · ICAO KMKG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Muskegon County
- Elevation
- 628 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- November to March, Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm; November to March, weekends, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm; April to October, Monday to Friday, 5:00 am to 9:00 pm; April to October, weekends, 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 6,100 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: VASI, four boxes on the left, trees 85 ft high 2,681 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 90 ft high 3,312 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.25 | Muskegon |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.3 | Muskegon |
| Ground | 121.6 | Muskegon |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service North | 119.8 | Muskegon |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service South | 133.825 | Muskegon |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Muskegon |
| Muskegon and center (remote transmitter) High | 132.275 | Muskegon |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 231-246-4419.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Muskegon from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Muskegon, Michigan: 25 piston singles, 4 business jets, 4 airliners and large jets, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. 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 · 15 since 1982, 2 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 and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 24; runway end identifier lights runway 06; high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 06 and 24 operates continuously.
- Extn 4903.
- Closed 11:00 pm to 6:00 am daily due to runway protection zone conflict.
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.