FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MOP |
| Lat/Long: | 43-37-18.0060N / 084-44-14.9460W 43-37.300100N / 084-44.249100W 43.6216683 / -84.7374850 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 755 ft. / 230.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of MOUNT PLEASANT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48858 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & REIL & VASI RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 110.6 (989-773-2885) |
| SAGINAW APPROACH: | 126.45 [0700-2300] |
| SAGINAW DEPARTURE: | 126.45 [0700-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at AMN (18 nm S): | 124.175 (989-463-3433) |
- APCH/DEP PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOP at field | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| MBSr284/29.2 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALMA | | 012/18.0 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| WIGGINS | | 213/23.8 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
| BROWNE | | 293/39.9 | | 385 | | 06W | | HYX | .... -.-- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 118.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-37.292117N | | 43-37.278283N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.658983W | | 084-43.526217W |
| Elevation: | 754.0 ft. | | 752.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 091 true | | 276 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 107 ft. trees, 2340 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 160 ft. / 762 x 49 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 05/23 MARKED WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-37.218433N | | 43-37.440833N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.800783W | | 084-44.324183W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 057 true | | 242 magnetic, 237 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. tree, 742 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 73 ft. trees, 1460 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MT. PLEASANT 401 N MAIN STREET, 1303 N. FRANKLIN MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 Phone 989-779-5402 |
| Manager: | JOHN D. BENZINGER 5453 EAST AIRPORT RD MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 Phone 989-772-2965 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 27 NOISE ABATEMENT: CLIMB TO 1500 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING OVER CITY. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (18 nm S)
3BS - Jack Barstow Airport (21 nm E)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (24 nm NE)
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (25 nm SW)
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 12:57:40 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 08:57:40 |
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| METAR |
| KMOP | 241236Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3006 RMK AO2
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KAMN 18nm S | 241236Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 29nm E | 241122Z 241212 30006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 29010KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 24005KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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