Mount Pleasant is located at the center of the lower
peninsula of Michigan. It is the home of Central Michigan University. There are
limited local transportation available from/to two airports. Both airports have
rental car booth service and taxi service. In order to accommodate your travel,
we will arrange airport pick/return shuttle from/to both airports starting on
October 9, 2013 to October 14, 2013.
If you need the airport
pickup, please make sure you submit your flight itinerary and
choose the airport pickup/return schedule.
Two nearby airports are
- MBS (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw) International Airport:
This airport is about 50 miles from the conference hotel.
The information about this airport (including airlines,
ground transportation and others) can be found at
http://www.mbsairport.org/
For driving direction from MBS
airport to conference hotel,
see the Google Maps link at
http://goo.gl/maps/W6vT
- LAN (Lansing) International Airport. This airport is
about 70 miles from the conference hotel. The information
about the airport is at
http://www.flylansing.com/
For driving direction, from LAN airport to conference hotel,
see the Google Maps link at
http://goo.gl/maps/uTB4
Detroit Airport is about two and half hours driving to the
conference hotel. Most flights come through Detroit Airport,
then, use connecting flight to MBS or LAN airport. For
driving direction, from Detroit (DTW) International
Airport airport to conference hotel,
see the Google Maps link at
http://goo.gl/maps/ay8O3
Grand Rapids Airport is about two hours driving to the
conference hotel. If your fly to Grand Rapids Airport, you need
to make a reservation of a car rental, and pick up your rental
car at the airport. For driving direction, from Grand Rapids
International Airport to conference hotel,
see the Google Maps link at
http://goo.gl/maps/GkjlZ
When you arrange your flight itinerary:
- For arrival flight: It is recommended that you
should try to find the flight having arrival time near the
pickup time.
- For returning flight: Be aware that it takes
about 50 minutes from the conference hotel to MBS airport and
about 75 minutes to LAN airport.
It is recommended that you
take the return shuttle at least two and half hours prior to
your flight departure time.
The following lists the airport pickup and
hotel departure schedule for both MBS and LAN Airports:
Pickup Schedule at both airports [Look
for ICOSDA sign] |
Date |
Time |
October 9 |
|
1:00 - 1:30 pm |
5 - 5:30 pm |
10:30 - 11:00 pm |
October 10 |
9:30 - 10 am |
1:00 - 1:30 pm |
5 - 5:30 pm |
10:30 - 11:00 pm |
October 11 |
9:30 - 10 am |
|
|
|
|
Departure Schedule to both airports [Meet at Conference
Hotel Lobby] |
Date |
Time |
October 12 |
|
|
Noon |
6:00 pm |
October 13 |
8:00 am |
11:00 am |
2:00 pm |
6:00 pm |
October 14 |
8:00 am |
11:00 am |
2:00 pm |
6:00 pm |
If you need the shuttle service, please go to 'Submission-Flight
Itinerary' to submit your flight itinerary
and select the shuttle airport pickup and return time.
Contact Persons for Transportation Service:
If you plan to arrive earlier than October 10 or
depart later than October 13, please contact John or Cooray for separate arrangement. |