FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MOP |
| Lat/Long: | 43-37-17.9000N / 084-44-14.3000W 43-37.298333N / 084-44.238333W 43.6216389 / -84.7373056 (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 & PAPI 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 [1230-0400Z++. CLSD HOL, OT UNCONTROLLED FOR DHS, A] |
| SAGINAW DEPARTURE: | 126.45 [1230-0400Z++. CLSD HOL, OT UNCONTROLLED FOR DHS, A] |
| 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: | 5001 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: | 43-37.292297N | | 43-37.278513N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.658720W | | 084-43.525897W |
| Elevation: | 754.0 ft. | | 749.5 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-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | 43-37.201655N | | 43-37.447248N |
| Longitude: | 084-44.758832W | | 084-44.303420W |
| Elevation: | 754.3 ft. | | 749.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 053 true | | 238 magnetic, 233 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: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 21:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:37:45 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 23:37:45 |
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| METAR |
| KMOP | 050316Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2996 RMK AO2
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KAMN 18nm S | 050315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 16/14 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBS 29nm E | 042320Z 0500/0524 25005KT P6SM SCT070 FM050400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080
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| NOTAMs |
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