Arrival at Madison (MSN)
People should
plan to arrive at Madison
on Friday, July 24, 2009. However, if you will be arriving
Saturday, please plan to arrive as early as possible. You need to plan on being
on the ground at MSN by noon
in order to take care of parking, refueling, pit stop, preflight, and
registration before the required pilot briefing on Saturday at 1 pm. It is required that all pilots attend the pilot briefing. See the schedule.
Madison is towered
airport with three paved runways (03/21, 14/32, and 18/36)
Monitor the
ATIS on 124.65 well in advance of arrival at MSN. Contact MSN Approach on 120.1
(east) and 135.45 (west) as you approach 20 miles from the airport to state your
position and call sign. Tower frequency is 119.3. Ground control frequency is
121.9. Expect a large number of Caravan traffic as well as normal MSN traffic in
the airport area.
You may wish
to refer to the overhead view of
Madison.
IFR Arrivals
If the
weather for your arrival is IMC, there may be extensive ATC delays to
accommodate the volume of traffic.
If weather or traffic delays are significant, you may wish to divert rather than
wait for an arrival slot.
VFR Arrivals
Plan to make
a normal arrival into Madison,
using ATC procedures as you would at any towered airport with a radar approach
control.
Taxi and Parking
After clear
of the runway and with approval from MSN ground control, please contact Mooney
Ramp Control on Mooney Frequency (122.97) to ask for parking instructions. Watch
for flag personnel, who may be available to direct you to your parking spot.
Check-In
Once you are
parked, proceed in person directly to registration and check in. Bring your fuel request.
All aircraft
are encouraged to purchase fuel at
Madison. This
will assist our hosts, Wisconsin Aviation and save you money. (Note that fuel prices at
Oshkosh
are normally inflated about 30% during AirVenture.) If you have special requests or
special handling requirements, these should have been prearranged and you can
check directly with Wisconsin Aviation personnel.
Please check
in before you unload or cover your aircraft or do any required reshuffling. If you arrive on Friday, you should
already have made overnight arrangements.