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KMEY James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport
Mapleton, Iowa, USA


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
SUXr104/25.6SIOUX CITY VORTAC116.5009E
TQEr027/(30.4)TEKAMAH VOR108.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MAPLETONat field33505EMEY -- . -.--
DENISON298/21.835004EDNS -.. -. ...
SIOUX GATEWAY112/29.723306EGAK --. .- -.-
PILOT ROCK193/34.942305ECKP -.-. -.- .--.
STORM LAKE220/35.143404ESLB ... .-.. -...
SAC CITY247/38.035604ESKI ... -.- ..

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
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 42-10.488000N42-10.908850N
Longitude: 095-47.745083W095-47.491633W
Elevation: 1116.0 ft.1116.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 019 magnetic, 024 true199 magnetic, 204 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Obstructions: 62 ft. tree, 1448 ft. from runway, 139 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear12 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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 62/week *
57% transient general aviation
43% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 03 September 2009

Additional Remarks

RY 20 IS CALM WIND RY.

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3612:36
Sunrise07:0613:06
Sunset17:0823:08
Evening civil twilight17:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:38:43
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 08:38:43
 
METAR
KDNS 
23nm SE 
081415Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2990 RMK AO2
KSUX 
29nm NW 
081352Z 12007KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP109 T00720017
KTQE 
30nm SW 
081354Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP110 T00560033
KCKP 
35nm N 
081415Z AUTO 12010G15KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2988 RMK AO2
KSLB 
36nm NE 
081415Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2989 RMK AO2
KLRJ 
40nm NW 
081415Z AUTO 11010G16KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A2985 RMK AO2
KHNR 
41nm SE 
081415Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KSUX 
29nm NW 
081136Z 0812/0912 11009KT P6SM FEW250 FM081700 15010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM082100 29009KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM090200 32010KT P6SM SCT100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ashley Flying Service 712-881-2764
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SS $4.50 
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