A $4.6 million project in 2011-2012 moved the runway 65 feet east to a flatter location.

[3] The airport received $30,000 from the US Department of Transportation in 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help mitigate the effects of the covid-19 pandemic.

[4] The aircraft has regularly scheduled passenger and cargo flights from Fresh Air Aviation.

[5] Mackinac Island Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 739 feet (225 m) above mean sea level.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 11,100 aircraft operations, with an average of 30 per day: 68% general aviation and 32% air taxi.