Photos by D. Floeter
MBS Quick Facts
- Official airport name: MBS International Airport
- Established: 1943 as Tri-City International Airport
- Name change: Current name was adopted in 1994 to avoid confusion with other similarly named airports
- FAA code: MBS
- Owners: City of Midland, County of Bay and City of Saginaw
- Location: MBS is in Freeland, central to the three owning communities, and serves travelers throughout mid-Michigan and the Thumb of Michigan
- Runways: 8,002 feet (2,439 meters) and 6,400 feet (1,951 meters), both asphalt
- Elevation: 668 feet (204 meters)
- Coordinates: 43° 31° 58° north, 084° 04° 47° west
- Based aircraft: 27 (13 single-engine, five multi-engine, nine jet-engine)
- Aircraft operations: 50,254