Mbs International
MBS · KMBS · Saginaw, Michigan · Saginaw County · map
Mbs International is a public-use airport owned by Mbs International, 9 miles northwest of Saginaw, Michigan, 668 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 8,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMBS · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMBS 061953Z 21012G20KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02000067
TAF KMBS 061739Z 0618/0718 20008KT P6SM BKN100 BKN250 FM070000 21009KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250 FM071200 22011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM071600 23014G20KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MBS · ICAO KMBS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mbs International
- Elevation
- 668 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 6,400 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 55 ft high 2,300 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 56 ft high 2,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.1 | Saginaw |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 125.925 | Saginaw |
| Clearance delivery | 121.85 | Saginaw |
| Ground | 121.7 | Saginaw |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service | 126.45 | Saginaw |
| Freeland and rco | 122.4 | Freeland |
| Freeland and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 | Saginaw |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 989-695-2488.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Saginaw from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Saginaw, Michigan: 18 piston singles, 5 drones, 3 business jets, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Index C rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service available upon required.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 05 and 23; runway end identifier lights runway 14 and 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 14, 23, and 32 operates continuously.
- Waived with fuel purchase.
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 5, 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.