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KMBL · Manistee County Blacker Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KMBL FAA MBL Elev 621 ft Lat 44° 16.36' N Lon 86° 14.79' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 091° 5,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
28 271° 5,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
01 001° 2,721 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
19 181° 2,721 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 111.400
  • RDO LANSING RDO 111.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMBL on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 29 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 36 threshold displaced 365 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 36 threshold displaced 365 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 28; REIL Rwy 10; PAPI Rwy 01, 19, 10, & 28; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: 2480X100 (TURF) 1.5% up S RWY 18: Tree. RWY 36: T…

  • Runway 36 threshold displaced 365 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 36: Thld dsplcd 365´

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and deer on and invof rwy.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 28; REIL Rwy 10; PAPI Rwy 01, 19, 10, & 28; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 28; REIL Rwy 10; PAPI Rwy 01, 19, 10, & 28; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
  • ·For fld conds durg snow ctc arpt mgr.
  • ·Opposite rwy end not vsb fm thr due to rolling trrn.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 rolling trrn, soft in spring.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 mkd with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 734-323-8766
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Detroit Apch at 734-955-1404.
  • ·MANISTEE CO/BLACKER (MBL)(KMBL) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N44º16.35´ W86º14.81´ 621 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE MBL RWY 10–28: H5501X100 (ASPH–PFC) S–83, D–126 PCR 205 F/C/X/T HIRL RWY 10: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H2721X75 (ASPH) S–25.5 PCN 6 F/A/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 01: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 21´.
  • ·RWY 19: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–2721 TODA–2721 ASDA–2721 LDA–2721 RWY 10: TORA–5501 TODA–5501 ASDA–5501 LDA–5501 RWY 19: TORA–2721 TODA–2721 ASDA–2721 LDA–2721 RWY 28: TORA–5501 TODA–5501 ASDA–5501 LDA–5501
  • ·Attended Nov–Mar 1300–2200Z‡, Jun–Aug 1300–0100Z‡, Apr and Oct 1300–2300Z‡, May and Sep 1300–0000Z‡.
  • ·Fld conds unmon aft atndd hrs exc for acr ops.
  • ·Clsd to sked acr ops gtr than 9 pax seats. 24 hr PPR for unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats – call amgr.
  • ·ARFF unavbl exc acr & PPR.
  • ·ARFF mnt CTAF drg acr ops.
  • ·Maint psnl mnt CTAF drg work on twys & rwys.
  • ·Twy E marked with reflectors.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 231-723-4351
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.825 (231) 723–6073.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.85
  • ·JEPOT NDB (LOMW) 254 MB N44º16.25´ W86º08.56´ 277º 4.5 NM to fld. 678/6W.
  • ·(L) DME 111.4 MBL Chan 51 N44º16.24´ W86º15.24´ at fld. 620.
  • ·DME unusable: 320º–070º byd 22 NM blo 3,000´ ILS 108.35 I–MBL Rwy 28.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 30º right of course.
  • ·MANISTEE N44º16.24´ W86º15.24´ NOTAM FILE MBL.
  • ·(L) DME 111.4 MBL Chan 51 at Manistee Co/Blacker. 620.
  • ·DME unusable: 320º–070º byd 22 NM blo 3,000´ DETROIT COPTER GREEN BAY H–2L, L–28I, 31B IAP, AD GREEN BAY L–28I, 31B EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MBL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,901 ops in 1990

2024 total

6,845

10-yr total

60,930

2024 mix

AC/AT 41% · GA 58% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-08-05 Cessna 177RG · Runway excursion · day →
1998-03-04 Cessna 650 · Other · day →
1989-08-08 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 35 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 40 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 40 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 40 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 58 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 71 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 75 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 79 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 83 nm
Marshall David Crandall Menasha WI 94 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Lance Dumont Wellston MI 12 nm
Robert Joseph Mankus Custer MI 19 nm
Walter David Johnson Ludington MI 21 nm
Niven Nicholson Sookhoo Ludington MI 21 nm
Brian James Macinnis Frankfort MI 22 nm
Jay Thomas Darling Frankfort MI 22 nm
Christopher Thomas Borozan Frankfort MI 22 nm
Michael John Smendzuik Beulah MI 22 nm
Carol Ann Dehnbostel Mesick MI 24 nm
Drew Edward Gorton Mesick MI 24 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Paul Michael Maksym Manistee MI 4 nm
Michael Martin Mccann Manistee MI 4 nm
George Andrew Becker Manistee MI 4 nm
Rodolfo Lee Maldonado Manistee MI 4 nm
Ronald Ray Miehlke Onekama MI 6 nm
Gary Connolly Wellston MI 12 nm
Shayne Alan Eskew Scottville MI 19 nm
Mark Anthony Jensen Scottville MI 19 nm
Scott Allen Woodcock Scottville MI 19 nm
Richard Keith Austin Ludington MI 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 40 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 68 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 76 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 89 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 92 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 101 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 108 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 114 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 125 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 139 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.