MCD airport

Ramp Check Nov 1, 2026

Mackinac Island Airport, the Eighteen Ninety-Eight Car Ban That Made the Most Unusual Pilot Destination in America, and the Horse-Drawn Carriage Waiting for You on the Ramp

Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) lands you on a car-free island in the Michigan Straits where horse-drawn carriages serve as taxis and a Victorian town has barely changed since 1898.

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Ramp Check Sep 16, 2026

Mackinac Island Airport, the Runway at the End of the Straits, and the Michigan Island Where Cars Have Been Banned Since Eighteen Ninety-Eight

Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) delivers one of general aviation's most cinematic approaches - a 3,500-foot runway on a car-free island anchored in the Straits of Mackinac.

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