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Manistee County Blacker Airport
Manistee's airport has daily Contour Airlines jet service to Chicago O'Hare and an FBO serving private pilots.
Manistee County Blacker Airport is run by the Manistee Blacker Airport Authority and has scheduled airline service. Contour Airlines connects Manistee with Chicago O’Hare, and Pure Ludington lists the airport among those serving the Ludington area. FAA data lists 100LL and Jet A on the field.
For private pilots, the airport’s site points to Orchard Beach Aviation for fuel, tie-downs and aircraft rental. The airport’s own pages describe these general aviation services but do not describe corporate or charter traffic. The airport is a convenient arrival point for Manistee, Onekama, Arcadia.
Airlines and services
Airlines
Contour Airlines flies daily jet service to Chicago O'Hare, where its interline partners (American, Alaska, JetBlue and United) connect passengers onward.
Pilot services and fuel
Orchard Beach Aviation is the fixed-base operator, offering fuel, tie-downs, aircraft rental and scenic flights over Lake Michigan. Hangar storage questions go to the airport director.
Ground transport
Enterprise and National have rental counters in the terminal. The airport also lists a local cab company, shuttle services that reach Benzie County, Leelanau and Traverse City, Manistee County Dial-a-Ride, and Benzie Bus airport trips that need advance booking.
Golf within 45 minutes
Estimated drive times from OpenStreetMap routing data, without traffic or stops.
- Manistee Golf and Country ClubPublic · about 15 min by car
- Manistee National Golf and ResortResort · about 20 min by car
- Wolf River Golf ParkPublic · about 20 min by car
- Arcadia Bluffs Golf ClubPublic · about 30 min by car
- Fawn Crest Golf CoursePublic · about 30 min by car
- Chestnut Hills Golf CoursePublic · about 30 min by car
- Crystal Mountain GolfResort · about 40 min by car
- Hemlock Golf ClubPublic · about 45 min by car
Towns within 45 minutes
Location
Map of Manistee County Blacker Airport
9 places on an OpenStreetMap map