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KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: MPZ
Lat/Long: 40-56-47.7235N / 091-30-39.8505W
40-56.795392N / 091-30.664175W
40.9465899 / -91.5110696
(estimated)
Elevation: 730 ft. / 222.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1995)
From city: 3 miles SE of MOUNT PLEASANT, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 52641

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1945
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MPZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON-CALL
FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE ON SAT-SUN CALL 1-800-711-6266.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET ON LOW INTS ONLY. ACTIVATE REIL RY 33 ONLY WHEN MIRL OPNL - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 119.325 (319-385-4926)
WX AWOS-3 at FSW (19 nm SE): 120.925 (319-372-5147)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRLr292/29.7BURLINGTON VORTAC111.4005E
DDDr212/30.0PORT CITY VOR/DME116.5001E
IOWr167/34.7IOWA CITY VORTAC116.2005E
OTMr092/37.2OTTUMWA VOR/DME111.6006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MOUNT PLEASANTat field21202EMPZ -- .--. --..
WASHINGTON158/21.321902EAWG .- .-- --.
FAIRFIELD100/22.033200EFFL ..-. ..-. .-..
KEOKUK351/29.136602EEOK . --- -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Double wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 40-57.061173N40-56.477443N
Longitude: 091-30.847802W091-30.445525W
Elevation: 724.7 ft.729.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 150 magnetic, 152 true330 magnetic, 332 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 23 ft. tree, 515 ft. from runway, 153 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 295 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 1965 x 120 ft. / 599 x 37 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 03/21 CORNERS & EDGES MKD BY YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 40-56.710167N40-56.986833N
Longitude: 091-30.809500W091-30.590167W
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 029 magnetic, 031 true209 magnetic, 211 true
Obstructions: 22 ft. tree, 532 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear22 ft. tree, 395 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF MT PLEASANT
220 WEST MONROE
MT PLEASANT, IA 52641
Phone 319-385-1470
Manager: STEVE HOHL, AIR ADVANTAGE INC
1720 SOUTH LEXINGTON AVE
MT PLEASANT, IA 52641
Phone 319-385-8122
OR 319-385-1487.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 22
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
55% local general aviation
41% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 24 October 2007

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 33   download (180KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFSW - Fort Madison Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
KBRL - Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (20 nm SE)
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KFFL - Fairfield Municipal Airport (22 nm W)
KEOK - Keokuk Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
 
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From to KMPZ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1111:11
Sunrise06:3911:39
Sunset19:3000:30
Evening civil twilight19:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 17:37:40
Local (UTC-5)  05-Sep-2008 12:37:40
 
METAR
KMPZ 051715Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3003 RMK AO2
KFSW 
19nm SE 
051715Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM SCT030 19/12 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRL 
20nm SE 
051452Z 051512 35006KT P6SM SCT015 FM1700 35007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM2000 32005KT P6SM BKN080
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HEARTLAND INN MT PLEASANT 2.4 
SUPER 8 MT PLEASANT IA 2.6 64-65
RODEWAY INN MOUNT PLEASANT 2.7 60-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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