KMBS — Mbs Intl
Saginaw, MI · field elevation 668 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KMBS current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI KMBS 111206Z 32003KT 1 3/4SM R23/5000VP6000FT BR OVC002 19/18 A2997 RMK AO2 T01890183
- Wind
- from 320° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 1.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,227 ft · pressure altitude 618 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 kt head | — |
| 05 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 23 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 14 | 3 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
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 500–500 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 KMBS 111143Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT 3/4SM BR VV003 FM111300 28005KT 2SM BR SCT008 BKN250 FM111400 25005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 PROB30 1120/1124 2SM TSRA OVC025CB FM120000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT070
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.53293, -84.07964
- Elevation
- 668 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1037Z / 0045Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2300
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Saginaw, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KMBS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 8,002 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 6,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 125.925
- Tower 0600-2300
- 120.1
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.85
- CTAF
- 120.1
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 126.45
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KIKW Jack Barstow11 nm
- KHYX Saginaw County/H W Browne11 nm
- KCFS Tuscola Area28 nm
- KMOP Mount Pleasant Muni29 nm
- KAMN Gratiot Community29 nm
- KGDW Gladwin Zettel Meml31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMBS 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.