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{{short description|Airport in Freeland, Michigan}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox airport
| name         = MBS International Airport
| image        = File:MBS International Airport Logo.jpg
| IATA         = MBS
| ICAO         = KMBS
| FAA          = MBS
| coordinates  = {{coord|43|31|58|N|084|04|47|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map            = USA Michigan#USA
| pushpin_relief         = yes
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label          = '''MBS'''
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Michigan
| type         = Public
| owner        = [[Bay County, Michigan]],<br />[[Midland, Michigan]],<br />[[Saginaw, Michigan]]
| operator     =
| city-served  = [[Saginaw, Michigan]]<br />[[Midland, Michigan]]<br />[[Bay City, Michigan]]
| location     = [[Freeland, MI]], [[United States]]
| elevation-f  = 668
| elevation-m  = 204
| website      = {{URL|http://www.mbsairport.org}}
| r1-number    = 5/23
| r1-length-f  = 8,002
| r1-length-m  = 2,439
| r1-surface   = Asphalt
| r2-number    = 14/32
| r2-length-f  = 6,400
| r2-length-m  = 1,951
| r2-surface   = Asphalt
| stat1-header = Total passengers (2016)
| stat1-data   = 241,748
| stat2-header = Aircraft operations (2014)
| stat2-data   = 22,291
| stat3-header = Based aircraft (2016)
| stat3-data   = 27 
| footnotes    = Sources: [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]],<ref name="FAA" /> [[Michigan Department of Transportation|Michigan DOT]]<ref name="MDOTAirportStats">{{Cite web |title=Measures of Michigan Air Carrier Demand |url=http://mdotcf.state.mi.us/public/airportstats/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129060528/http://mdotcf.state.mi.us/public/airportstats/ |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2014 |website=Michigan.gov |publisher=[[Michigan Department of Transportation]]}}</ref>
}}
[[File:MBS Airport New Terminal.JPG|alt=MBS Airport New Terminal.JPG|thumb|MBS Airport's new terminal]]

'''MBS International Airport''' {{airport codes|MBS|KMBS|MBS}}, located in [[Freeland, Michigan]], is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the nearby cities of [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]], [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], and [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]].<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=MBS|use=PU|own=PU|website=10299.*A}}, effective Nov 10, 2016.</ref> It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2017–2021, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=23 November 2016|date=21 October 2016}}</ref>

MBS was formerly named '''Tri-City Airport''' or '''Freeland Tri-City Airport''', reflecting the “[[Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area|Tri-Cities]]” nickname of the region. The airport was renamed MBS International Airport in 1994 (representative of its [[IATA airport code]]) to prevent confusion with other airports named "Tri-City Airport" across the United States. While owned by three municipalities, the IATA and FAA city name associated with the airport is Saginaw,<ref>{{cite web |last1=IATA Codes |url=https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/IATA_Codes/IATA_Code_M.htm |title=IATA Airport Codes - M}}</ref> i.e. the control tower is known to pilots as "Saginaw Tower".

The commercial airport is a special municipal body owned by [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]] and the cities of Midland and Saginaw. The airport's name is an [[initialism]] formed from the names of these three communities and it is governed by a nine-member commission made up of three members from each of them.

In October 2012, MBS opened a new $55 million six-gate terminal to replace the old three-gate terminal, which was built in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/2012/10/visitors_to_the_new_mbs_intern.html|title=Visitors to the new MBS International Airport terminal like the bright, open design|last=Lynch-Morin|first=Kathryn|date=2012-10-27|website=mlive.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> The construction on this project was completed nearly a year ahead of schedule.

The old terminal, which sat empty since October 2012, was demolished in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/2017/05/post_173.html|title=MBS set to demolish old terminal building|last=Simpson-Mersha|first=Isis|date=2017-05-04|website=mlive.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>

MBS International Airport enjoyed a robust 2018 with passenger numbers up 13 percent, and the airport was poised to embark on a major rehabilitation of its main runway to ring in the New Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Becker |first=Jon |date=2018-12-24 |title=MBS enjoys robust 2018 as passenger numbers soar |url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/MBS-enjoys-robust-2018-as-passenger-numbers-soar-13488198.php |access-date=2019-04-11 |website=Midland Daily News}}</ref>

In 2022, a credential authentication technology (CAT) unit was installed at MBS' TSA checkpoint. Passengers insert their ID into the machine themselves, reducing a touchpoint during the security process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TSA checkpoint at MBS International Airport gets new credential authentication technology unit
|url=https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2022/08/25/tsa-checkpoint-mbs-international-airport-gets-new-credential|access-date=2022-11-09| website=Transportation Security Administration}}</ref>

The airport is a sponsor of the [[Great Lakes Loons]], a [[Minor League Baseball|minor league baseball]] team affiliated with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBS Airport inks sponsorship deal with Great Lakes Loons|url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/MBS-Airport-inks-sponsorship-deal-with-Great-17524846.php|access-date=2022-11-09 | website=Midland Daily News|date=October 21, 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:MBS International Airport New Terminal Concourse.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Current terminal boarding concourse]]
During [[World War II]], the federal government bought land and began construction of the Tri-City Airport to be used for various air training projects. Helping maintain the field were German prisoners of war, who lived in barracks at the facility. After the war, the airport was turned over to the local governments. Civilian control of the airport resumed in the mid-1940s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Younkman |first=Tim |date=August 2, 2015 |title=Bay City at 150: World War II drove high employment in Bay City |url=https://www.mlive.com/search/?q=tri%20city%20airport |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=MLive}}</ref>

The current terminal on the north side of the air field opened on October 31, 2012.  The {{convert|75000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} terminal, which replaced an older terminal on the west side of the air field, was designed by RS&H and cost $55 million.<ref name="terminalopen">{{Cite web |last=Lynch-Morin |first=Kathryn |date=2012-10-26 |title=By the numbers: New MBS International Airport passenger terminal |url=https://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/2012/10/by_the_numbers_mbs_internation.html |access-date= |website=The Saginaw News |via=MLive}}</ref> The Airport Commission approved plans for the construction of the state-of-the-art passenger terminal in 2006, with construction beginning in 2008.  Airport officials hope the terminal will bring more airlines and more competition to MBS.<ref>Stanton, Ryan J. [http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/business-2/119868241537160.xml&coll=9 Plans reach high with federal funds] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518165839/http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fbusiness-2%2F119868241537160.xml&coll=9 |date=May 18, 2011 }}, The Bay City Times via MLive, December 26, 2007</ref>

[[Air Force One]] landed at the airport twice during the [[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004 United States presidential election]] for nearby rallies in support of [[George W. Bush]]. It landed again on September 10, 2020 for a campaign speech by then  President [[Donald Trump]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/09/trump-michigan-rally-crowd-nearly-twice-what-was-expected-up-to-10000-airport-manager-says.html | title=Trump Michigan rally crowd nearly twice what was expected -- up to 10,000, airport manager says | date=September 11, 2020 }}</ref>  and most recently on March 14, 2024 for a campaign visit by President [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc12.com/news/politics/president-biden-lands-at-mbs-international-airport-in-saginaw/article_73fcf03e-e1fc-11ee-b6bf-b7506d116100.html | title=President Biden lands at MBS International Airport in Saginaw | date=March 14, 2024 }}</ref> Air Force One also visited the airport in 1974 when then President [[Richard M. Nixon]] made a speech at the airport and arrived to give endorsement to James Sparling, a Congressional candidate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Apple Jr |first=R. W. |date=1974-04-11 |title=NIXON CAMPAIGNS IN RURAL MICHIGAN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/11/archives/nixon-campaingns-in-rural-michigan-stumps-for-candidate-for-house.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Air Force Two]] also made an appearance in 1992 when Vice President [[Dan Quayle]] spoke from a hangar the day before the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-03-mn-1267-story.html| title = In Final Day, Quayle Praises Bush's Record : Campaign: He lauds the President's role in Desert Storm and says the Administration has brought the economy to the beginning of recovery. - Los Angeles Times| website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = November 3, 1992}} </ref>

==Facilities and aircraft==
MBS International Airport covers {{convert|3200|acre|km2|abbr=on}} and has two runways:<ref name="FAA" />
* Runway 5/23: {{convert|8002|x|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, surface: asphalt
* Runway 14/32: {{convert|6400|x|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, surface: asphalt

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 20,358 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day.  For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 13,500 aircraft operations per day, or 37/day. This 2021 figure includes 67% [[general aviation]], 25% [[air taxi]], 8% [[Commercial aviation|commercial]], and 1% [[Military aviation|military]].<ref name="AirNav">{{Cite web |title=KMBS – MBS International Airport |url=https://airnav.com/airport/mbs |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=AirNav.com}}</ref>

In December 2017, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 11 [[jet aircraft|jet]], 7 multi-engine and 5 single-engine [[Airplane|airplanes]], and 1 [[helicopter]]. In 2021, there were 19 aircraft based at the field: 8 jet aircraft, 6 multi-engine and 4 single-engine airplanes, and 1 helicopter.<ref name="FAA" /><ref name="AirNav" />

The airport has an [[Fixed-base operator|FBO]] operated by AvFlight. Besides fuel, it offers general [[aircraft maintenance|maintenance]], oxygen, courtesy and rental cars, conference rooms, crew lounges, snooze rooms, and showers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avflight Saginaw|url=https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KMBS/services/FBO/Avflight_Saginaw|access-date=2022-11-09| website=FlightAware}}</ref>

===Former airline service===
[[Image:MBS Terminal 2.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Ticketing area of the former terminal]]

The 1980s and 1990s saw a lot of growth at MBS. During this time, airline service expanded and many airlines began serving MBS.
* [[Air Canada]] (Operated by Air Ontario) served MBS with its only International destination, [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.
* [[Allegiant Air]] began service to MBS in late 2011 with weekly MD-80 service to [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando-Sanford]] though service was discontinued after less than a year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lynch-Morin |first1=Kathryn |date=25 July 2012 |title=Allegiant Air to end direct service from MBS International Airport to Orlando-Sanford |url=https://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/2012/07/allegiant_air_to_end_service_f.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |work=MLive}}</ref> Allegiant Air began operating from Flint a few years later which is now an operating base for the airline.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fonger |first1=Ron |title=It's official. Flint becomes a home base for Allegiant Air |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2022/02/its-official-flint-becomes-a-home-base-for-allegiant-air.html |access-date=31 August 2023 |agency=MLive |date=26 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[Envoy Air|American Eagle Airlines]] operated [[Shorts 360]] turboprop aircraft to [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare]], as well as [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]], and [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]].  American left MBS in the late 1980s.
* [[Chicago Express Airlines]], the now-defunct [[ATA Airlines]] carrier, served MBS in the early 1990s with daily service to [[Chicago Midway Airport]] using the [[Jetstream 31]] turboprop aircraft.
* [[Delta Connection]] carrier [[Comair (USA)|Comair]] briefly linked MBS with its hub in [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]] using [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia]], a 30-seat turboprop in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 1, 1995 |title=Comair Route Map |url=http://www.departedflights.com/OH030195.html |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=Departed Flights}}</ref> Comair left MBS and later started service in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] in 2001. Delta Connection returned to MBS in 2010 after their merger with Northwest Airlines.
* [[Continental Airlines]] provided mainline service in the 1980s to its hub in [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]] using [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]] and [[Boeing 737]] aircraft.  Mainline service was downgraded to [[Continental Express]] service in the late 1980s using [[Beechcraft 1900]] turboprop aircraft.  Service to Flint and Chicago Midway also existed in 1992.  The airline left MBS in the mid-1990s and returned in 2002. Service was dropped to Cleveland again in 2003. 
* [[Republic Airlines (1979-1986)|Republic Airlines]] began service to MBS in the 1960s linking MBS with Detroit using the DC-9 aircraft. During this time, Republic Express provided turboprop service to Flint, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City. Republic merged with [[Northwest Airlines]] in the 1980s, which became a major player at MBS.  In their 20+ years at MBS, Northwest served [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]] and [[Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] with a fleet of [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]] series aircraft along with the [[Boeing 727]] and [[Airbus A319]] & [[Airbus A320 family|A320]]. [[Northwest Airlink]], Northwest's regional brand, linked MBS to Flint, Lansing and Alpena throughout the 1980s with turboprop aircraft and eventually supported mainline Northwest with [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|CRJ]] service to Detroit and Minneapolis. In 2008, Northwest operated a once daily nonstop to New York's [[LaGuardia Airport]] in New York City using a [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|CRJ-200]] regional jet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Payne |first=Amy L. |date=November 21, 2008 |title=Non-stop flights from MBS to New York begin in February |url=http://blog.mlive.com/bctimes/2008/11/nonstop_flights_from_mbs_to_ne.html |access-date=2019-04-11 |website=MLive.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MBS to LGA 2018: Saginaw to New York Flights |url=https://www.flights.com/flights/saginaw-mbs-to-new-york-lga/ |access-date=2019-04-11 |website=www.flights.com}}</ref> [[Northwest Airlines]] subsequently merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. [[Delta Connection]], Delta's regional brand, still serves MBS today with flights to [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]].
* [[Skyway Airlines]] (The Midwest Express Connection) served MBS in the 1990s with service to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], using the [[Beechcraft 1900]] turboprop aircraft. Skyway also tried service to Toronto, Flint, and Grand Rapids in the late 1990s. The airline pulled out in the late 1990s.
* [[United Airlines]] provided MBS with mainline service since commercial service was started. In the 1980s and 1990s, United linked MBS with Chicago using Boeing 737 and [[Boeing 727|727]] aircraft. Service to [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] (via [[Stapleton International Airport]]), also existed in the 1980s.  Mainline United left MBS in the 2001, and was replaced with [[United Express]], which still serves MBS with service to Chicago's [[O'Hare International Airport]] using mostly 50-seat aircraft.
* [[US Airways]] began service to MBS in 1996, operating [[Fokker 100]] and Boeing 737 aircraft to its former hub in [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]].  Mainline service ended soon after, and [[US Airways Express]] assumed the Pittsburgh flights using the Beech 1900 and [[Saab 340]] aircraft.  US Airways suspended service to MBS just two days after entering [[Chapter 11]] bankruptcy protection in late 2002. At the time it was the only city for US Airways to drop. Eventually, US Airways also left Flint, Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids, leaving Detroit as the only Michigan destination served by US Airways.

==Current operations==
[[SkyWest Airlines]] runs ground services for United Express. United Express flies to Chicago O’Hare using mostly [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|CRJ-200]] aircraft. The CRJ-200 aircraft features 4 Economy Plus seats and 46 Economy seats.

DAL Global Services operates ground handling duties for Delta Connection at MBS, which features both [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|CRJ7]] and [[CRJ9]] aircraft. CRJ7 aircraft have 9 First Class, 16 Delta Comfort+, and 44 Main Cabin seats. CRJ9 aircraft have 12 First Class, 20 Delta Comfort+, and 38 Main Cabin seats. Flights are operated by [[Endeavor Air]] and occasionally [[SkyWest Airlines|SkyWest]].

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
{{Airport destination list
| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]]<ref name="WCRZ-Dest">{{cite web|url=https://wcrz.com/mbs-international-airport-michigan/|title=A Favorite Mid-Michigan Airport Targeting Growth in the New Year |publisher=Cars 108 WCRZ |date=December 5, 2023 |access-date=August 1, 2025}}</ref>
| [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]<ref name="WCRZ-Dest" />
}}
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|-
! Destinations map
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|caption=Destinations from MBS International Airport
|places=
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==Top destinations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Busiest routes from MBS (September 2024 – August 2025)'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=MBS|title=RITA &#124; Transtats|accessdate=2025-11-19}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit Metropolitan]]
| 70,910
| Delta
|-
| 2
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
| 44,920
| United
|-
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
* On April 6, 1958, [[Vickers Viscount]] N7437, operating [[Capital Airlines Flight 67]], stalled and crashed on approach. All 47 on board were killed. The cause was attributed to ice accretion on the horizontal stabilizer.<ref name="ASN060458">{{cite web |title=Accident description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580406-0 |access-date=September 7, 2009 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>
* On August 16, 1987, a [[Northwest Airlines]] [[MD-80]], [[Northwest Airlines Flight 255]], originated at MBS.  After departing MBS, the flight dropped off and picked up passengers at [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport]] before crashing on takeoff en route to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], killing 148 passengers and six crew members. There was only one survivor.
*On May 30, 2016, a [[Cessna 170]] was substantially damaged on landing at MBS International. The pilot reported that after a long straight-in final approach, as he reduced power for the landing flare, the airplane dropped "flat" and bounced hard on the runway. The pilot further reported that he added power to cushion the touchdown after the bounce, but the right main [[landing gear]] had collapsed after the initial impact. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and nosed over. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's exceedance of the [[critical angle of attack]] during the landing flare, which resulted in an [[Stall (fluid dynamics)|aerodynamic stall]], hard landing, right main landing gear collapse, [[runway excursion]], and nose over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cessna 170 crash in Michigan (N1441D) |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N1441D/ |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref>
*On September 8, 2023, emergency crews first learned of issues on a twin engine Cessna 310 around 1 p.m. The airplane could not return to MBS, where it took off, for an unknown reason.  The plane flew toward Harry Browne Airport in Saginaw and then to the Tuscola Area Airport in Caro airport, before making an emergency landing at Flint's Bishop International Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeltema |first=Ryan |date=September 8, 2023 |title=MBS airport manager explains response to aircraft emergency |url=https://www.abc12.com/news/local/mbs-airport-manager-explains-response-to-aircraft-emergency/article_8a6f61ee-4e81-11ee-9dfa-5b2816b40e4f.html |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=ABC12 News}}</ref>
*On September 21, 2023, a single-engine propeller aircraft was having issues with its landing gear. Upon landing on the runway, the landing gear collapsed. There were three passengers on board the plane, but no injuries were reported and the aircraft was announced to be stable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mose |first=Hannah |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Landing gear of aircraft collapses at MBS International Airport |url=https://www.wnem.com/2023/09/22/landing-gear-aircraft-collapses-mbs-airport/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=WNEM TV5}}</ref>
*On April 20, 2024, a Cirrus SR22T single-engine propeller aircraft was in route from Bellaire to Pontiac when the pilot reported that they were experiencing mechanical issues. The flight diverted to MBS International Airport, where emergency crews responded and reported that the aircraft had landed safe.

== Transportation ==
Rental car services are provided by [[Hertz Rent A Car]], [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car]], [[Avis Car Rental]], [[National Car Rental]], and [[Budget Rent a Car]]. Various [[taxi]] and [[limousine]] services are available to passengers as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transportation |url=http://www.mbsairport.org/transportation.html |access-date=2020-10-30 |website=mbsairport.org |publisher=MBS International Airport |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419005820/http://www.mbsairport.org/transportation.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Expansion ==
In July 2019, the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] announced that MBS airport would receive $4.65 million for taxiway construction. This included $1.3 million in entitlement funding and $3.3 million in discretionary funding. The project added a second connection in and out of the terminal ramp, and was projected to improve efficiency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-10 |title=MBS International Airport gets $4.65 million for taxiway construction |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2019/07/mbs-international-airport-gets-465-million-for-taxiway-construction.html |access-date=2020-10-29 |website=mlive}}</ref>

In July 2023, the MBS Airport Commission announced that Jacksonville-based RS&H would serve as construction administrator for a major runway rehabilitation project. The Runway 14/32 project was expected to take just three months to complete, at a price point of $530,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Becker |first=Jon |date=July 27, 2023 |title=MBS International Airport $530,000 runway rehab project moves forward |url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/opinion-price-controls-pad-health-industry-18263716.php |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Midland Daily News}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Michigan]]
* [[Michigan World War II Army Airfields]]

== Historical photographs ==
{{Gallery
| File:Construction started on Tri-City Airport.webp|Construction started on Tri-City Airport
| File:Responders search the wreckage of Capital Airlines Flight 67.webp|Responders search the wreckage of Capital Airlines Flight 67.
| File:MBS former terminal building.jpg|MBS former terminal building
| File:Air Force One lands at MBS (2004).jpg|Air Force One landing at MBS (2004)
| File:A first responder removes debris from the wreckage of Capital Airlines Flight 67.webp|A first responder removes debris from the wreckage of Capital Airlines Flight 67.
| File:Dow plane arriving from Texas.jpg|Plane parked at former terminal
| File:United Airlines flight taking off from MBS.jpg|United Airlines flight taking off from MBS
}}
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== References ==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|MBS International Airport}}
* {{Official website|http://www.mbsairport.org/}}
* [http://www.michigan.gov/aero/ Michigan Bureau of Aeronautics]
{{US-airport|MBS}}

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