Manistee County Blacker Airport is a small airport serving Manistee, in Michigan, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBL
- ICAO code
- KMBL
- City
- Manistee
- State or region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 44.2727° N, 86.2465° W
- Elevation
- 189 m (621 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,677 m (5,501 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBL means Manistee County Blacker Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMBL. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.2727° N, 86.2465° W. It stands 189 metres (621 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Green Bay, about 144 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Detroit, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Manistee County Blacker Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,677 metres (5,501 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 464.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,677 m 5,501 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 829 m 2,721 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Capital AirportTraverse City | TVC | 74 km |
| Muskegon County AirportMuskegon | MKG | 123 km |
| Austin Straubel International AirportGreen Bay | GRB | 152 km |
| Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids | GRR | 165 km |
| Delta County AirportEscanaba | ESC | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,742 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,656 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,355 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,074 km | 7 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,098 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,979 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,841 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,998 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,034 km | 18 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.