Manistee County/Blacker (KMBL)
Airport Information
Manistee County/Blacker Pilot Reviews:
Wilson
August 28, 2025Dropped into MBL yesterday for a few hours. FBO staff was wonderful. Fuel priced fairly for full service. Great tie downs. We used the courtesy car for a trip into town for a coupl...
Nancy
April 27, 2025Overnight hangar space available by contacting Ryan Shively 231-510-9138.
FBOs & Fuel

Remarks
APT Lighting Schedule: Actvt malsr runway 28; reil runway 10; papi runway 01, 19, 10, & 28; hirl runway 10/28; mirl runway 01/19 - CTAF.
ARFF Certification: Closed to sked acr operations gtr than 9 pax seats. 24 hr ppr for unsked acr operations gtr than 30 pax seats - call amgr. arff unavbl exc acr & ppr.
Arff mnt CTAF drg acr operations.
Birds on & in vicinity of airport.
Field conds unmon aft atndd hours exc for acr operations.
Maint psnl mnt CTAF drg work on twys & runways.
Runway 01/19: Runway 01/19 not available for part 121/part 380 operations with sked pax carrying operations more than 9 pax seats and non-sked pax carrying operations more than 30 pax seats. no part 121/part 380 operations exc for tax.
Runway 19 Controlling Object Description: Also +15 ft road, 498 ft dist, approach ratio 33:1.
Taxiway E mkd with reflectors.
Nearby Airports
| ID | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7Y2 | Thompsonville | 21.8nm NE |
| KLDM | Mason County | 22.8nm S |
| 4Y9 | Eagles Landing | 23.8nm E |
| KFKS | Frankfort Dow Memorial Field | 24.5nm N |
| Y88 | Green Lake | 33.6nm NE |
| 7D3 | Baldwin Muni | 33.9nm SE |
| 4M0 | Lake Ann Airway Estates | 33.9nm NE |
| Y87 | William B Bolton | 37.8nm N |
| KCAD | Wexford County | 40.8nm E |
| C04 | Oceana County | 43.7nm S |
Recent Arrivals
Recent Departures
Radio Frequencies
Airport Information
Manistee County/Blacker Pilot Reviews:
Wilson
August 28, 2025Dropped into MBL yesterday for a few hours. FBO staff was wonderful. Fuel priced fairly for full service. Great tie downs. We used the courtesy car for a trip into town for a coupl...
Nancy
April 27, 2025Overnight hangar space available by contacting Ryan Shively 231-510-9138.
FBOs & Fuel

Runway Information
Recent Arrivals
Recent Departures
Radio Frequencies
Remarks
APT Lighting Schedule: Actvt malsr runway 28; reil runway 10; papi runway 01, 19, 10, & 28; hirl runway 10/28; mirl runway 01/19 - CTAF.
ARFF Certification: Closed to sked acr operations gtr than 9 pax seats. 24 hr ppr for unsked acr operations gtr than 30 pax seats - call amgr. arff unavbl exc acr & ppr.
Arff mnt CTAF drg acr operations.
Birds on & in vicinity of airport.
Field conds unmon aft atndd hours exc for acr operations.
Maint psnl mnt CTAF drg work on twys & runways.
Runway 01/19: Runway 01/19 not available for part 121/part 380 operations with sked pax carrying operations more than 9 pax seats and non-sked pax carrying operations more than 30 pax seats. no part 121/part 380 operations exc for tax.
Runway 19 Controlling Object Description: Also +15 ft road, 498 ft dist, approach ratio 33:1.
Taxiway E mkd with reflectors.
Nearby Airports
| ID | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7Y2 | Thompsonville | 21.8nm NE |
| KLDM | Mason County | 22.8nm S |
| 4Y9 | Eagles Landing | 23.8nm E |
| KFKS | Frankfort Dow Memorial Field | 24.5nm N |
| Y88 | Green Lake | 33.6nm NE |
| 7D3 | Baldwin Muni | 33.9nm SE |
| 4M0 | Lake Ann Airway Estates | 33.9nm NE |
| Y87 | William B Bolton | 37.8nm N |
| KCAD | Wexford County | 40.8nm E |
| C04 | Oceana County | 43.7nm S |
