FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 00W (2010) |
| 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) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| BRLr292/29.7 | | BURLINGTON VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| DDDr212/30.0 | | PORT CITY VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| IOWr167/34.7 | | IOWA CITY VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 05E |
| OTMr092/37.2 | | OTTUMWA VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 06E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity RY 15/33 MIRL NSTD: RY 15 APCH LGTS ALL CLEAR. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 40-57.061173N | | 40-56.477443N |
| Longitude: | 091-30.847802W | | 091-30.445525W |
| Elevation: | 724.7 ft. | | 729.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 152 true | | 332 magnetic, 332 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. tree, 543 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear | | 4 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: | 40-56.710167N | | 40-56.986833N |
| Longitude: | 091-30.809500W | | 091-30.590167W |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 031 true | | 211 magnetic, 211 true |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. tree, 236 ft. from runway, 124 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. fence, 132 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 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: | JOHN NEWTON 1720 SOUTH LEXINGTON AVE MT PLEASANT, IA 52641 Phone 319-385-8122 OR 319-385-1487. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 120/week * | | 64% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 10 July 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (232KB) |
| NDB RWY 33 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:48:28 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:48:28 |
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| METAR |
| KMPZ | 180955Z AUTO 10004KT 4SM HZ CLR 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2 T01930161
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KFSW 19nm SE | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBRL 20nm SE | 180520Z 1806/1906 14006KT 6SM BR SCT070 SCT120 TEMPO 1809/1813 4SM BR FM181400 15010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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