FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPI |
| Lat/Long: | 37-30-39.1000N / 120-02-22.3000W
37-30.651667N / 120-02.371667W
37.5108611 / -120.0395278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2254 ft. / 687.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of MARIPOSA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95338 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-NOV 0800-1700, DEC-MAR 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3254 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.6 (209-966-2912) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC FREQ 121.25/327.0 (ANGEL'S CAMP RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYPr030/24.5 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| FRAr302/32.3 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
| CZQr329/39.1 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3306 x 60 ft. / 1008 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 37-30.698003N | | 37-30.606360N |
| Longitude: | 120-02.709330W | | 120-02.035343W |
| Elevation: | 2254.4 ft. | | 2223.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 0.9% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 100 true | | 265 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 1340 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. tree, 762 ft. from runway, 83 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MARIPOSA
4639 BEN HUR ROAD
MARIPOSA, CA 95338
Phone 209-966-5356 |
| Manager: | PAM BROCHINI
4639 BEN HUR ROAD
MARIPOSA, CA 95338
Phone 209-966-3997
MPA-AIRPORT@MARIPOSACOUNTY.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 08 March 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TRANSITIONAL SURFACE OBSTRUCTION: MOUNTAINS TO NORTH OF RWY 08/26. |
| - | RY 08 TERRAIN DROPS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF TWY 45 FT FM RY EDGE. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E45 - Pine Mountain Lake Airport (22 nm N)
KMCE - Merced Regional Airport/Macready Field (26 nm SW)
KMER - Castle Airport (26 nm W)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
O22 - Columbia Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 26-Sep-2011
from 5,500' looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Mariposa-Yosemite Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 02:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 03:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 04:42:31 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Aug-2013 21:42:31 |
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| METAR |
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KMCE
26nm SW | 130353Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM CLR 28/10 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 33036/0334 SLP121 T02780100
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KMER
26nm W | 130350Z 33010KT 10SM SKC 25/11 A2990
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KMAE
32nm S | 130353Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 26/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02610094
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KO22
36nm NW | 130335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A3001 RMK AO1
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KMOD
44nm W | 130353Z 31010KT 10SM CLR 27/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02720067
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KFAT
46nm S | 130353Z 31009KT 10SM CLR 31/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03060089
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KMCE
26nm SW | 121752Z 1218/1318 32008KT P6SM SKC FM130700 31004KT P6SM SKC
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KMER
26nm W | 121752Z 1218/1318 34008KT P6SM SKC FM130700 34004KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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