KMBS · MBS International Airport

FREELAND, MICHIGAN · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

668

Elevation ft

Runways

8,002

Longest ft · 05/23

43.53N

84.08W

MBS International Airport serves Freeland, Michigan at 668 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 8,002 by 150 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
05/23	8,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	6,399 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 668 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)	668 ft	2,568 ft	2,180 ft	3,271 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,868 ft	2,802 ft	2,307 ft	3,461 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,068 ft	3,036 ft	2,434 ft	3,651 ft
35°C afternoon	3,228 ft	3,068 ft	2,451 ft	3,676 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 8,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,676 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 KMBS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHYX Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport	11 nm SE	5,002 ft
KMOP Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport	29 nm W	5,000 ft
KAMN Gratiot Community Airport	29 nm SW	5,004 ft
KFNT Bishop International Airport	37 nm SE	7,852 ft
KY31 West Branch Community Airport	43 nm N	5,000 ft
KBAX Huron County Memorial Airport	50 nm E	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMBS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMBS, 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 KMBS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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