KMBL/MBL METAR & TAF Manistee County Blacker Airport

Manistee, MichiganElevation 621 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR8 min old

Ceiling 7,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

260@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

7,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

842 ft

+221 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2056Z (4:56 PM local) · 8 min old

KMBL is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 7,000 feet AGL.

WIND

260° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 7,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

19°C / 11°C

66°F / 52°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.32 inHg

1026.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BKN RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP267

sea-level pressure 1026.7 hPa

T01940106

precise temperature 19.4°C, dew point 10.6°C

56012

3-hour pressure tendency: falling then steady (1.2 hPa change)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM local) · valid to 1800Z (2:00 PM local)

KMBL forecast starts VFR at 18Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN0808,000 ft

OVC0505,000 ft

BKN0353,500 ft

OVC10010,000 ft

1800Z2:00 PM2248Z6:48 PM0336Z11:36 PM0824Z4:24 AM1312Z9:12 AM1800Z2:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM BKN OVC

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FAA: no delays reported at MBL.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 260° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 7,000 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 70F, low near 44F, 15% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Mostly Sunny	70/44	SW 4 kt	–	15%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	56/38	NE 9 kt	–	12%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	60/45	SE 4 kt	–	2%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	68/52	S 9 kt	–	48%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	64/44	SW 9 kt	–	59%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	65/47	SE 4 kt	–	41%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	65/48	SE 4 kt	–	43%

Source: National Weather Service (office APX). Forecast issued 2104Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

260° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 289 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

9 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

9 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

9 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

9 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,501 ft

10/28

Dimensions

5,501 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 1091°T

Landing length (LDA)5,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,501 / 5,501 / 5,501 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28271°T

Landing length (LDA)5,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,501 / 5,501 / 5,501 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

01/19

Dimensions

2,721 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 011°T

Landing length (LDA)2,721 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA2,721 / 2,721 / 2,721 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 19181°T

Landing length (LDA)2,721 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA2,721 / 2,721 / 2,721 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

842 ft

Pressure altitude

221 ft

Field elevation

621 ft MSL

Temperature

19°C (66°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.32 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2245Z 6:45 PM

Sunrise

1213Z 8:13 AM

Loggable night

2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1143Z (7:43 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1213Z (8:13 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1113Z (7:13 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Manistee County Blacker Airport is in Manistee, Michigan. Field elevation 621 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerMILES WEAVER

Manager phone231-723-4351

AttendedJUN-AUG ALL, 0800–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMBL / MBL

SectionalGREEN BAY

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates44.2727, -86.2465

Distance from city3 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

111.4

AWOS 3

AWOS

111.4

LANSING RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMBL traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-10-23, 25 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.6

AVG OPS/DAY

4.6

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Jet 35%Piston single 32%Unknown 14%Turboprop 7%Airliner 5%Twin 4%Helicopter 3%

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~6 landings/mo

›E135 (Jet) · ~3 landings/mo

›CRJ2 (Airliner) · ~2 landings/mo

›E145 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›E145 (Unknown)

›E135 (Jet)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KLDM Mason County Airport

20 NM S

VFR

KCAD Wexford County Airport

35 NM E

VFR

KTVC Cherry Capital Airport

40 NM NE

VFR

KRQB Roben Hood Airport

46 NM SE

VFR

KSUE Door County Cherryland Airport

61 NM NW

VFR

KACB Antrim County Airport

62 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FLD CONDS UNMON AFT ATNDD HRS EXC FOR ACR OPS.

›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›TWY E MKD WITH REFLECTORS.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 28; REIL RWY 10; PAPI RWY 01, 19, 10, & 28; HIRL RWY 10/28; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF.

›ARFF MNT CTAF DRG ACR OPS.

›MAINT PSNL MNT CTAF DRG WORK ON TWYS & RWYS.

›ALSO +15 FT ROAD, 498 FT DIST, APCH RATIO 33:1.

›CLSD TO SKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 9 PAX SEATS. 24 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PAX SEATS - CALL AMGR. ARFF UNAVBL EXC ACR & PPR.

›RWY 01/19 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. NO PART 121/PART 380 OPS EXC FOR TAX.

›PCR VALUE: 205/F/C/X/T

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KMBL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMBL have a METAR?

Yes. KMBL has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMBL have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KMBL; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KMBL?

KMBL sits at 621 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMBL?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.