FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
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: | 621.4 ft. / 189.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06W (2015) |
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 |
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 10/28 & MIRL RY 01/19, REIL RY 10, PAPI RYS 01, 10, 19, & 28 - 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-3PT: | 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)
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
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 VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 02W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
JEPOT | | 277/4.5 | | 254 | | 06W | | MB | -- -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 30 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 83.0 | Double wheel: | 126.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 44-16.369275N | | 44-16.346693N |
Longitude: | 086-15.289955W | | 086-14.030402W |
Elevation: | 617.7 ft. | | 621.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 091 true | | 277 magnetic, 271 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5501 TODA:5501 ASDA:5501 LDA:5501 | | TORA:5501 TODA:5501 ASDA:5501 LDA:5501 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | 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 1/19
Dimensions: | 2721 x 75 ft. / 829 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 6 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 25.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 44-16.103610N | | 44-16.551263N |
Longitude: | 086-15.132832W | | 086-15.117318W |
Elevation: | 618.4 ft. | | 617.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 001 true | | 187 magnetic, 181 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:2721 TODA:2721 ASDA:2721 LDA:2721 | | TORA:2721 TODA:2721 ASDA:2721 LDA:2721 |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 8 ft. tree, 312 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 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. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | MANISTEE 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: | | 9 | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 99/week * | 39% | transient general aviation | 39% | local general aviation | 19% | commercial | 2% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | 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 01/19 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 from 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 28 | |
download (301KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (242KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (243KB) |
VOR RWY 10 | |
download (224KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (181KB) |
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)
C04 - Oceana County Airport (38 nm S)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 11-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
Sunrise | | 08:12 | | 13:12 |
Sunset | | 17:05 | | 22:05 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-Dec-2019 10:56:24 |
Local (UTC-5) | 11-Dec-2019 05:56:24 |
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METAR |
KMBL | 110956Z AUTO 26015KT 5SM -SN BKN021 OVC029 M10/M13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP221 P0000 T11001133 FZRANO
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KLDM 19nm S | 111035Z AUTO 27010G18KT 4SM -SN OVC018 M08/M12 A3016 RMK AO2 T10851125
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TAF |
KMBL | 110546Z 1106/1206 27011G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC027 TEMPO 1106/1110 6SM -SHSN FM111000 27013G22KT P6SM -SHSN OVC022 TEMPO 1110/1114 5SM -SHSN FM111800 29013G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM112200 29009KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
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