FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MEY |
| Lat/Long: | 42-10-41.8620N / 095-47-37.1230W 42-10.697700N / 095-47.618717W 42.1782950 / -95.7936453 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1116 ft. / 340.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of MAPLETON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 51034 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT REIL RY 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.6/290.4 (OMAHA RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SUXr104/25.6 | | SIOUX CITY VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09E |
| TQEr027/(30.4) | | TEKAMAH VOR | | 108.40 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 2801 x 60 ft. / 854 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 42-10.488000N | | 42-10.908850N |
| Longitude: | 095-47.745083W | | 095-47.491633W |
| Elevation: | 1116.0 ft. | | 1116.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 019 magnetic, 024 true | | 199 magnetic, 204 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 1448 ft. from runway, 139 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 12 ft. trees, 351 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MAPLETON 513 MAIN MAPLETON, IA 51034 Phone 712-881-1351 |
| Manager: | BILL ASHLEY 106 CHAMBERLIN MAPLETON, IA 51034 Phone 712-882-1836 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 03 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 02 | |
download (139KB) |
| GPS RWY 20 | |
download (136KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDNS - Denison Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (29 nm NW)
KTQE - Tekamah Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (35 nm N)
KSLB - Storm Lake Municipal Airport (35 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:39:33 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 01:39:33 |
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| METAR |
KDNS 23nm SE | 080715Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 10/00 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSUX 29nm NW | 080652Z 09004KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00721006
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KTQE 30nm SW | 080654Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00560000
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KCKP 35nm N | 080715Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSLB 36nm NE | 080715Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A2996 RMK AO2
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KLRJ 40nm NW | 080715Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 11/M02 A2996 RMK AO2
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KHNR 41nm SE | 080715Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUX 29nm NW | 080524Z 0806/0906 08007KT P6SM SCT100 FM081400 10009KT P6SM BKN020 FM081700 13009KT P6SM BKN030 FM082300 01006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM090200 32010KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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