FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
| SUXr104/25.6 | | 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: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (166KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (174KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (71KB) |
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 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 13:24 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:19 | | 00:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 19:01:39 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 13:01:39 |
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| METAR |
KDNS 23nm SE | 121835Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR M07/M13 A3040 RMK AO2
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KSUX 29nm NW | 121852Z 20013KT 10SM CLR M03/M14 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP297 T10281144
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KTQE 30nm SW | 121754Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP321 T10941156 11094 21228 58021
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KCKP 35nm N | 121835Z AUTO 23012G18KT 10SM CLR M02/M16 A3034 RMK AO2 T10191164
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KSLB 36nm NE | 121855Z AUTO 22015G18KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3032 RMK AO2 T10401169
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KLRJ 40nm NW | 121835Z AUTO 20015G19KT 10SM CLR M02/M16 A3031 RMK AO2
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KHNR 41nm SE | 121835Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3044 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUX 29nm NW | 121720Z 1218/1318 19012KT P6SM SCT250 FM122300 17010KT P6SM BKN200 FM130500 15010KT P6SM OVC090 FM130900 14009KT 1SM -SN OVC015 TEMPO 1312/1315 1/2SM SN OVC008 FM131700 17008KT 4SM -SN OVC012
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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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