FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTVT REIL RY 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 fair 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 1448 ft. from runway, 139 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 303 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 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: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 March 2011 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (140KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (143KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
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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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:08 | | 00:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:05:18 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:05:18 |
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| METAR |
KDNS 23nm SE | 161455Z AUTO 30010G15KT 10SM FEW013 OVC021 07/05 A3003 RMK AO2
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KSUX 29nm NW | 161452Z 29012KT 10SM FEW012 07/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00670033 51010
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KTQE 30nm SW | 161354Z AUTO 29010G15KT 10SM OVC035 08/03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00780033
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KCKP 35nm N | 161435Z AUTO 32008G14KT 10SM OVC032 08/05 A3003 RMK AO2 T00810046
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KSLB 36nm NE | 161435Z AUTO 31012KT 10SM OVC024 06/04 A3000 RMK AO2
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KHNR 41nm SE | 161435Z AUTO 29012KT 10SM FEW014 BKN020 OVC033 07/05 A3008 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUX 29nm NW | 161131Z 1612/1712 31009KT P6SM BKN035 FM161400 30008KT P6SM SKC FM161600 30011KT P6SM SKC FM170000 25005KT P6SM SKC FM170300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
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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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