Airports / Michigan / MBL
Manistee County Blacker Airport
KMBL / MBLManistee, MichiganELEV 621 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cherry Capital Airport (TVC).
Overview
Manistee County Blacker Airport (KMBL / MBL) is a general aviation field serving Manistee, Michigan. The field lies at an elevation of 621 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MBL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Cherry Capital Airport (TVC, 40 nm), Muskegon County Airport (MKG, 66 nm), and Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB, 82 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MBL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MBL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KMBL
IATA
MBL
FAA / Local
MBL
Elevation
621 ft
Coordinates
44.2727° N · 86.2465° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 621 ft, MBL sits lower than 90% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmTVCCherry Capital AirportTraverse City
- 66nmMKGMuskegon County AirportMuskegon
- 82nmGRBAustin Straubel International AirportGreen Bay
- 89nmGRRGerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids
- 94nmESCDelta County AirportEscanaba
- 98nmATWAppleton International AirportAppleton
Location
Open the full mapKMBL · Manistee County Blacker Airport · Manistee, MI
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