KMBL — Manistee County/Blacker
Manistee, MI · field elevation 621 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KMBL current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KMBL 111156Z AUTO 09005KT 4SM BR CLR 17/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 7//// T01670167 10167 20150 58006 $
- Wind
- from 090° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 957 ft · pressure altitude 611 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 kt head | — |
| 01 | — | 5 kt from the right |
| 19 | — | 5 kt from the left |
| 28 | 5 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 3,000–31,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMBL 111120Z 1112/1212 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1112/1114 VV004 FM111400 00000KT P6SM SCT030 FM111800 27004KT P6SM BKN070 FM120700 00000KT 2SM BR BKN020
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.27246, -86.24690
- Elevation
- 621 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1044Z / 0056Z
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Manistee, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KMBL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,501 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 01/19 | 2,721 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLDM Mason County20 nm
- KFKS Frankfort Dow Meml Fld21 nm
- KCAD Wexford County36 nm
- KTVC Cherry Capital40 nm
- KRQB Roben-Hood46 nm
- KFFX Fremont Muni51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMBL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.