FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MOP |
| Lat/Long: | 43-37-18.0060N / 084-44-14.9460W 43-37.300100N / 084-44.249100W 43.6216683 / -84.7374850 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 755 ft. / 230.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of MOUNT PLEASANT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48858 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & REIL & PAPI RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
| SAGINAW APPROACH: | 126.45 [0700-2300] |
| SAGINAW DEPARTURE: | 126.45 [0700-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at AMN (18 nm S): | 124.175 (989-463-3433) |
- APCH/DEP PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOP at field | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr284/29.2 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALMA | | 012/18.0 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| WIGGINS | | 213/23.8 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
| BROWNE | | 293/39.9 | | 385 | | 06W | | HYX | .... -.-- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 118.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-37.292117N | | 43-37.278283N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.658983W | | 084-43.526217W |
| Elevation: | 754.0 ft. | | 752.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 091 true | | 276 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 107 ft. trees, 2340 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 160 ft. / 762 x 49 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 05/23 MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-37.218433N | | 43-37.440833N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.800783W | | 084-44.324183W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 057 true | | 242 magnetic, 237 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. tree, 742 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 73 ft. trees, 1460 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MT. PLEASANT 401 N MAIN STREET, 1303 N. FRANKLIN MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 Phone 989-779-5402 |
| Manager: | JOHN D. BENZINGER 5453 EAST AIRPORT RD MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 Phone 989-772-2965 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 27 NOISE ABATEMENT: CLIMB TO 1500 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING OVER CITY. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (18 nm S)
3BS - Jack Barstow Airport (21 nm E)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (24 nm NE)
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (25 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 08:06:51 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 04:06:51 |
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| METAR |
| KMOP | 050755Z AUTO 02007KT 5SM RA OVC006 16/16 A2963 RMK AO2 P0001
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KAMN 18nm S | 050755Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM RA OVC011 17/17 A2960 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 29nm E | 050521Z 050606 07008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC005 WS010/20040KT TEMPO 0610 4SM -SHRA BR SCT005 OVC050 FM1100 24014G20KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM1500 28012KT P6SM OVC015 FM1800 29010KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 FM2100 30008KT P6SM BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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