Manistee County/Blacker
MBL · KMBL · Manistee, Michigan · Manistee County · map
Manistee County/Blacker is a public-use airport owned by Manistee Blacker Arpt Authority, 3 miles northeast of Manistee, Michigan, 621 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 5,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 6 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 6,845 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6,548 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Manistee County/Blacker?
Its FAA code is MBL, and its ICAO code is KMBL.
Where is Manistee County/Blacker?
It is 3 miles northeast of Manistee, Michigan, 621 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Manistee County/Blacker?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 5,501 feet long.
Does Manistee County/Blacker have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Manistee County/Blacker?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Manistee County/Blacker?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Smyrna, Manistee County/Blacker, Lajitas, Cleveland-Hopkins International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Manistee County/Blacker?
4 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Manistee County/Blacker…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MBL · ICAO KMBL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Manistee Blacker Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 621 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- November to March, every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; June to August, every day, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm; April & October, every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; May & SEPT, every day, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,501 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 2,721 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 55 ft high 2,050 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 102 ft high 4,350 ft from the end
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 8 ft high 312 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 49 ft high 1,080 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Mbl and aWOS-3PT | 118.825 | |
| White Cloud Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 231-723-6073.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mason County (20 nm south), Wexford County (36 nm east), Cherry Capital Airport (40 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 28; runway end identifier lights runway 10; PAPI runway 01, 19, 10, and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 01/19 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. No part 121/PART 380 operations except for tax.
- Also +15 feet road, 498 feet dist, approach ratio 33:1.
- Taxiway east marked with reflectors.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) mnt the common traffic frequency drg air carrier operations.
- Maintenance personnel mnt the common traffic frequency drg work on taxiways and runways.
- Field conditions unmon aft atndd hours except for air carrier operations.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 591 departures from MBL in those twelve months, carrying 8,657 passengers in 17,321 seats (50% filled), to 8 destinations on 1 airline.
All 8 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 6 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,845, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,300 |
| air taxi and commuter | 480 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 2,500 |
| military | 65 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Manistee from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Manistee, Michigan: 3 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (36 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (36 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (40 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (41 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Manistee 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- Lind Enterprises LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 572 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Smyrna (MQY) 9 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Manistee County/Blacker (MBL) 5 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Lajitas (4TX) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Blue Grass (LEX) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Plattsburgh International (PBG) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MBL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.