FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPZ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-56-47.8100N / 091-30-39.8700W 40-56.796833N / 091-30.664500W 40.9466139 / -91.5110750 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 734 ft. / 223.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of MOUNT PLEASANT, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 52641 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MPZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON-CALL FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE ON SAT-SUN CALL 1-800-711-6266. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET ON LOW INTS ONLY. ACTIVATE REIL RY 33 ONLY WHEN MIRL OPNL - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.325 (319-385-4926) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FSW (19 nm SE): | 120.925 (319-372-5147) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BRLr292/29.7 | | BURLINGTON VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| DDDr212/30.0 | | PORT CITY VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| IOWr167/34.6 | | IOWA CITY VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 05E |
| OTMr092/37.2 | | OTTUMWA VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 40-57.061450N | | 40-56.477500N |
| Longitude: | 091-30.848100W | | 091-30.445950W |
| Elevation: | 725.0 ft. | | 730.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 152 true | | 330 magnetic, 332 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. tree, 515 ft. from runway, 153 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. fence, 295 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 1965 x 120 ft. / 599 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 CORNERS & EDGES MKD BY YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 40-56.710167N | | 40-56.991833N |
| Longitude: | 091-30.809517W | | 091-30.586183W |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 22 ft. tree, 532 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. tree, 395 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MT PLEASANT 220 WEST MONROE MT PLEASANT, IA 52641 Phone 319-385-1470 |
| Manager: | STEVE HOHL, AIR ADVANTAGE INC 1720 SOUTH LEXINGTON AVE MT PLEASANT, IA 52641 Phone 319-385-8122 OR 319-385-1487. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 October 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 33 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFSW - Fort Madison Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
KBRL - Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (20 nm SE)
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KFFL - Fairfield Municipal Airport (22 nm W)
KEOK - Keokuk Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 19:57:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 14:57:58 |
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| METAR |
| KMPZ | 171935Z AUTO 26012G15KT 10SM CLR 26/06 A2967 RMK AO2
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KFSW 19nm SE | 171935Z AUTO 25009G18KT 10SM CLR 26/03 A2968 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBRL 20nm SE | 171740Z 171818 32009G16KT P6SM SKC FM2100 36007KT P6SM VCSH FEW050CB SCT150 FM0000 29014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN060CB OVC100 FM0400 32012KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
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