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Manistee County-Blacker Airport, Manistee, MI · KMBL

Current weather at Manistee County-Blacker Airport in Manistee, MI (IATA MBL, ICAO KMBL): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

MBL airport info MBL NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at on Nov 5, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 8 knots, gusting 15 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 1,800 ft, broken clouds at 2,900 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,900 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 11°C (52°F), dew point 8°C (47°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.67 inHg (1005 hPa).
METAR KMBL 051456Z AUTO 25008G15KT 10SM SCT018 BKN029 OVC060 11/08 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP049 T01110083 51013

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 250° at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01001°Tailwind 3 kt (gusts tail 5)7 kt from the left (gusts 14)2,721 ft
19181°3 kt (gusts 5)7 kt from the right (gusts 14)2,721 ft
10091°Tailwind 7 kt (gusts tail 14)3 kt from the right (gusts 5)5,501 ft
28 Most headwind271°7 kt (gusts 14)3 kt from the left (gusts 5)5,501 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued , valid to 

TAF KMBL 051120Z 0512/0612 22011G23KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 TEMPO 0515/0519 6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 FM051900 28012G20KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM052100 31015G25KT 6SM -SHRA OVC012 FM060000 34015G32KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC020 FM060600 35012G30KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC009
  1. to
    Wind 220° at 11 kt, gusting 23 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; overcast at 2,500 ft.
  2. Temporarily, to
    Visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft.
  3. From (until )
    Wind 280° at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain showers, mist; overcast at 800 ft.
  4. From (until )
    Wind 310° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; overcast at 1,200 ft.
  5. From (until )
    Wind 340° at 15 kt, gusting 32 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers, mist; overcast at 2,000 ft.
  6. From (until )
    Wind 350° at 12 kt, gusting 30 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain showers, mist; overcast at 900 ft.

Airport diagram

FAA airport diagram of Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL). The official FAA PDF below has the full detail.

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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