AirportsMBS International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Freeland, in Michigan, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MBS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MBS
- ICAO code
- KMBS
- City
- Freeland
- State or region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.5332° N, 84.0831° W
- Elevation
- 204 m (668 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,439 m (8,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MBS means MBS International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMBS. 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 43.5332° N, 84.0831° W. It stands 204 metres (668 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lansing, about 97 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
MBS International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,439 metres (8,002 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 244.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,439 m 8,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,950 m 6,399 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop International AirportFlint | FNT | 68 km |
| Capital Region International AirportLansing | LAN | 93 km |
| Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids | GRR | 137 km |
| Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit | DTW | 158 km |
| Windsor International AirportWindsor, Canada | YQG | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,772 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,665 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,319 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,995 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 908 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,136 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,960 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,165 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,196 km | 18 h 50 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
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