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KMBL Manistee County-Blacker Airport
Manistee, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: MBL
Lat/Long: 44-16-20.9000N / 086-14-48.8000W
44-16.348333N / 086-14.813333W
44.2724722 / -86.2468889
(estimated)
Elevation: 621 ft. / 189.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (2015)
From city: 3 miles NE of MANISTEE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49660

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MBL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: NOV-MAR 0800-1700, JUN-AUG 0800-2000, APR & OCT 0800-1800, MAY & SEPT 0800-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27 & MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RY 09, PAPI RYS 09, 18, & 27 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: ARFF UNAVBL EXC ACR/OTHERS 24 HR PPR 231-723-4351.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 111.4 (231-723-6073)
WX AWOS-3 at LDM (20 nm S): 119.925 (231-843-0459)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LANSING RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (MANISTEE RCO)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBL at fieldMANISTEE VOR/DME111.4005W
TVCr234/38.1TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC114.6002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LUDINGTON024/19.934103WLDM .-.. -.. --
CADILLAC274/35.826904WCAD -.-. .- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 63.0
Double wheel: 87.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-16.369275N44-16.346693N
Longitude: 086-15.289955W086-14.030402W
Elevation: 617.7 ft.621.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 097 magnetic, 091 true277 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, 2050 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear102 ft. trees, 4350 ft. from runway, 950 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2721 x 75 ft. / 829 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-16.551263N44-16.103610N
Longitude: 086-15.117318W086-15.132832W
Elevation: 617.6 ft.618.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 187 magnetic, 181 true007 magnetic, 001 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 49 ft. trees, 1080 ft. from runway, 172 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
ALSO +15' ROAD 498' DSTC APCH RATIO 33:1.
8 ft. tree, 312 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MANISTEE CO. BLACKER ARPT AUTHORITY
2323 AIRPORT ROAD
MANISTEE, MI 49660
Phone 231-723-4351
Manager: BARRY LIND
2323 AIRPORT RD
MANISTEE, MI 49660
Phone 231-723-4351

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 7
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 132/week *
36% transient general aviation
36% local general aviation
18% commercial
9% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
TWY E MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
ARFF MONITORING CTAF DURG ACR OPN.
MAINT PSNL MONITORING CTAF DURG WORK ON TWYS AND RYS.
RY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIERS, AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER TAXI ONLY.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (292KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **NEW**   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **NEW**   download (231KB)
VOR RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (216KB)
VOR RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (219KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED**   download (36KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLDM - Mason County Airport (20 nm S)
KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (21 nm N)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (30 nm SE)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (36 nm E)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (40 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4209:42
Sunrise06:1610:16
Sunset21:0701:07
Evening civil twilight21:4101:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:33:28
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 08:33:28
 
METAR
KMBL 181215Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM BKN070 OVC075 12/07 A3015 RMK AO1
KLDM 
19nm S 
181215Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM OVC080 13/09 A3013 RMK AO2 T01300091
TAF
KMBL 181120Z 1812/1912 10007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC120 FM181400 13008KT P6SM OVC100 FM190200 12004KT P6SM BKN120 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Orchard Beach Aviation 231-723-8095
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100LL Jet A
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Coastline Transportation, LLC 231-398-0360
[web site]
[email]
Ground transportation

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Manistee County-Blacker Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Manistee County-Blacker Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Manistee National Golf & Resort 231-398-0123
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[email]
Internet access, Restrooms, Showers, Restaurant, Lodging, Resort, Attraction

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9 miles
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Miles Price ($)
MICROTEL INN AND SUITES MANISTEE 2.6 98-139
 

Other hotels near Manistee County-Blacker Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MANISTEE MI 3.5 58-160
MANISTEE INN & MARINA 4.1 96-97
MANISTEE - DAYS INN 4.4 56-63

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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