FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 01W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of MANISTEE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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, APR-OCT 0800-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN 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) |
| 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 field | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| TVCr234/38.1 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LUDINGTON | | 024/19.9 | | 341 | | 03W | | LDM | .-.. -.. -- |
| CADILLAC | | 274/35.8 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 31.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 9/27 MKG FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.369275N | | 44-16.346693N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.289955W | | 086-14.030402W |
| Elevation: | 617.7 ft. | | 621.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 091 true | | 272 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair 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: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 2050 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 102 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MKG FADED.. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.551263N | | 44-16.103610N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.117318W | | 086-15.132832W |
| Elevation: | 617.6 ft. | | 618.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 181 true | | 002 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 COUNTY 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: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 12% | commercial | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TWYS MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
| - | PART 139 CERTIFIED FOR SCHEDULED AIR CARRIERS 10-30 SEATS ONLY. UNSCHEDULED AIR CARRIERS OVER 30 SEATS NOT AUTHORIZED. |
| - | ARFF MONITORING CTAF DURG ACR OPN. |
| - | MAINT PSNL MONITORING CTAF DURG WORK ON TWYS AND RYS. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunrise | | 07:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 23:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:26:34 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 18:26:34 |
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| METAR |
| KMBL | 092315Z AUTO 04010G15KT 7SM FEW016 BKN037 OVC043 M04/M08 A2985 RMK AO1
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KLDM 19nm S | 092316Z AUTO 04012G17KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN012 OVC021 M04/M06 A2980 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTVC 40nm NE | 092002Z 0920/1018 05009KT 1 1/2SM -SN FEW008 OVC015 TEMPO 0920/0924 1SM -SN VV008 FM100100 02014G24KT 1SM -SN OVC008 FM100500 35013G23KT 2SM -SN OVC015 FM101300 35014G22KT 4SM -SN OVC018
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