FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPV |
| Lat/Long: | 44-12-12.5621N / 072-33-43.5512W 44-12.209368N / 072-33.725853W 44.2034895 / -72.5620976 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1165.5 ft. / 355.2 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & MALSR RY 17 - CTAF. |
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 |
| LEBr350/34.8 | | 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: | 1091.6 ft. | | 1165.5 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 21 ft. trees, 377 ft. from runway, 325 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RY 17+25-35 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD; 290-350 FT RIGHT. | | 83 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline RY 35 +15 FT HILL, 0-200 FT FM THLD, 135-300 FT LEFT. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 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: | 44-12.291642N | | 44-12.708667N |
| Longitude: | 072-33.793332W | | 072-33.425667W |
| Elevation: | 1115.2 ft. | | 1084.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 1.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 032 true | | 228 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 1290 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. tree, 520 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION ONE NATIONAL LIFE DRIVE MONTPELIER, VT 05633 Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | JOHN ROBERTI VT FLYING SVC, 1979 AIRPORT ROAD BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-223-2221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 03 April 2012 | |
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. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (289KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (271KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (168KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
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)
KCDA - Caledonia County Airport (32 nm NE)
KLEB - Lebanon Municipal Airport (36 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Brundage, Waterbury, VT
Photo taken 06-Nov-2011
looking from the west from about 3,000 ft.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 22:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:58:15 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 19:58:15 |
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| METAR |
| KMPV | 162251Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01330089
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KMVL 18nm N | 162254Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01560089
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| TAF |
| KMPV | 161730Z 1618/1718 18010KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM170400 20011KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 FM171200 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM171400 26008KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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