FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPV |
| Lat/Long: | 44-12-12.6180N / 072-33-44.3860W 44-12.210300N / 072-33.739767W 44.2035050 / -72.5623294 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1165 ft. / 355.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 05641 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MPV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & MALSR RY 17 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.675 (802-229-2037) |
| WX ASOS at MVL (20 nm N): | 135.625 (802-888-7934) |
- UNICOM BASE STN NOT MANNED CONT.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 135.7/282.2 (MONTPELIER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MPVr342/8.6 | | MONTPELIER VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 16W |
| BTVr129/29.1 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
| LEBr350/34.9 | | LEBANON VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m 150 FT TURN-AROUNDS AT BOTH END OF RY 17 & 35. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 31.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 44-12.397248N | | 44-11.672685N |
| Longitude: | 072-34.066983W | | 072-33.524292W |
| Elevation: | 1091.5 ft. | | 1164.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 152 true | | 348 magnetic, 332 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 487 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. tree, 343 ft. from runway, 347 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 145 ft. tree, lighted, 2200 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4022 x 100 ft. / 1226 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 46.0 |
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| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 44-12.149752N | | 44-12.708717N |
| Longitude: | 072-33.918382W | | 072-33.425685W |
| Elevation: | 1112.7 ft. | | 1084.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 032 true | | 228 magnetic, 212 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 516 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 74 ft. tree, 991 ft. from runway, 322 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 20 ft. trees, 525 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TRANSPORTATION AGCY RAPT DIV 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05633 Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | JOHN ROBERTI VT FLYING SVC, 1979 AIRPORT ROAD-BERLIN BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-223-2221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 88/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL ON RY 05/23; RY CLOSED WHEN SNOW COVERED. |
| - | FLD COND RPRT MAY NOT BE AVBL AND/OR CURRENT AT NIGHT. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | JET TRAFFIC DO NOT USE SOUTHERNMOST TWY STUB. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 17 | |
download (281KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMVL - Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (20 nm N)
5B9 - Dean Memorial Airport (25 nm E)
KBTV - Burlington International Airport (30 nm NW)
6B8 - Caledonia County Airport (32 nm NE)
KLEB - Lebanon Municipal Airport (36 nm S)
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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 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 08:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 15:00:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2008 11:00:21 |
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| METAR |
| KMPV | 121451Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 13/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01281017 58004
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KMVL 18nm N | 121454Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01391011 58002
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| TAF |
| KMPV | 121402Z 121412 05005KT P6SM FEW060 BKN200 FM1800 05008G15KT P6SM FEW060 BKN200 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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