KMBL · Manistee County Blacker Airport

MANISTEE, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

621

Elevation ft

Runways

5,501

Longest ft · 10/28

44.27N

86.25W

Manistee County Blacker Airport serves Manistee, Michigan at 621 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 5,501 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
10/28	5,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
01/19	2,721 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 621 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	621 ft	2,559 ft	2,176 ft	3,263 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,821 ft	2,793 ft	2,302 ft	3,453 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,021 ft	3,027 ft	2,429 ft	3,643 ft
35°C afternoon	3,170 ft	3,056 ft	2,444 ft	3,667 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 5,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,667 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMBL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCAD Wexford County Airport	35 nm E	5,001 ft
KTVC Cherry Capital Airport	40 nm NE	7,016 ft
KFFX Fremont Municipal Airport	51 nm S	6,501 ft
KACB Antrim County Airport	62 nm NE	5,003 ft
KMTW Manitowoc County Airport	62 nm W	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMBL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMBL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMBL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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