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KMPE Philadelphia Municipal Airport
Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MPE
Lat/Long: 32-47-57.9690N / 089-07-33.5500W
32-47.966150N / 089-07.559167W
32.7994358 / -89.1259861
(estimated)
Elevation: 458 ft. / 139.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1990)
From city: 2 miles NW of PHILADELPHIA, MS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 39350

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GWO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SUN 0700-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 118.725 (601-663-0040)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.75/263.0 (LOUISVILLE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MEIr322/30.0MERIDIAN VORTAC117.0005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PHILADELPHIAat field21901EMPE -- .--. .
LOUISVILLE189/20.921200ELMS .-.. -- ...
KOSCIUSKO130/27.226900WOSX --- ... -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 32-48.376567N32-47.555733N
Longitude: 089-07.513767W089-07.604567W
Elevation: 440.4 ft.458.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 185 true004 magnetic, 005 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEFLY.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 36 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear53 ft. trees, 1575 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
525 MAIN STREET
PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350
Phone 662-656-3612
RAYBORN WADDELL, MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA.
Manager: DAN CUMBERLAND
1036 AIRPORT RD.
PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350
Phone 601-656-0203

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 8
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
59% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 14 April 2009

Additional Remarks

AFTER HRS SERVICE CALL 601-416-1721

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (220KB)
NDB RWY 18   download (195KB)
NDB RWY 36   download (192KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLMS - Louisville Winston County Airport (21 nm N)
KOSX - Kosciusko-Attala County Airport (27 nm NW)
KNMM - Meridian Naval Air Station (Mc Cain Field) (32 nm SE)
KMEI - Key Field Airport (34 nm SE)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (40 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2610:26
Sunrise05:5510:55
Sunset20:0701:07
Evening civil twilight20:3601:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 06:47:57
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 01:47:57
 
METAR
KNMM 
32nm SE 
050556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02500206 10350 20250 403670189 50002 $
KMEI 
34nm SE 
050558Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02560222 10350 20250 403720194 50008
KGTR 
48nm NE 
050635Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2988 RMK AO1
TAF
KMEI 
34nm SE 
050527Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM051400 25010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM060000 20005KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Express Aviation 601-656-0203
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100LL 
$4.25 
Jet A 
$3.65 
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Hotels near Philadelphia Municipal Airport

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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES PHILADELPHIA-CHOCTAW 3.2 
DAYS INN PHILADELPHIA MS 3.4 59-60
HILTON GARDEN INN CHOCTAW 3.5 94-124

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