KMBS — Mbs Intl
Saginaw, MI · field elevation 668 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KMBS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMBS 092353Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00940028 10133 20094 58001
- Wind
- from 190° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 37 ft · pressure altitude 568 ft
- Observed
- 111 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 32 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 05 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMBS 092320Z 1000/1024 22007KT P6SM OVC200 FM100900 24009KT P6SM FEW040 FM101200 28010KT P6SM BKN250
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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
- 1224Z / 2216Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (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
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, 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.