FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
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: | 2254.2 ft. / 687.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of MARIPOSA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 95338 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 1000-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
| 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 CTL SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC (ZOA) ON FREQ 121.25/327.0 (ANGELS CAMP RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYPr030/24.5 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 113.85 | | 15E |
| FRAr302/32.3 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3305 x 60 ft. / 1007 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
UNSEALED MED TO HIGH SVRTY LONGL AND LATERAL CRACKS IN THE ASPH PAVEMENT EXTD THE ENTIRE LEN OF RWY 8/26 WITH SOME LOOSE DEBRIS FOUND SCATTERED ACRS THE SFC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 37-30.698043N | | 37-30.606395N |
| Longitude: | 120-02.709322W | | 120-02.035483W |
| Elevation: | 2254.2 ft. | | 2222.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 100 true | | 265 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | SAMUEL CERVENY
4639 BEN HUR ROAD
MARIPOSA, CA 95338
Phone 209-966-5356 |
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. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (287KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (303KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E45 - Pine Mountain Lake Airport (22 nm N)
KMCE - Merced Yosemite Regional Airport (26 nm SW)
KMER - Castle Airport (26 nm W)
O15 - Turlock Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 27-Oct-2014
from 2,000’ AGL looking northeast.
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 03-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 15:16 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jan-2026 04:49:36 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 03-Jan-2026 20:49:36 |
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| METAR |
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KMCE
26nm SW | 040431Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM FEW008 BKN014 OVC020 14/13 A2990 RMK AO2 T01390128
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KMER
26nm W | 040355Z 20006KT OVC010
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KMAE
32nm S | 040353Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM FEW080 SCT100 13/12 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01280122
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KO22
36nm NW | 040415Z AUTO 19005G11KT 1SM BR BKN003 BKN010 OVC023 10/ A2991 RMK A01
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KMOD
44nm W | 040353Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01330089
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KFAT
46nm S | 040353Z 14007KT 10SM BKN075 BKN090 14/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01390122 $
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KCPU
48nm NW | 040435Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM SCT039 SCT048 BKN060 11/10 A2990 RMK AO2 T01070095
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KFCH
49nm S | 040435Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM OVC070 14/14 A2994 RMK A01
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KMCE
26nm SW | 031856Z 0319/0418 15016G25KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 0319/0323 -RA BKN015 FM032300 18009KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 FM040300 13010KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100
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KMER
26nm W | 031720Z 0318/0418 15016G25KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 0318/0322 -RA FM032300 18009KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 FM040300 13010KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 AMD NOT SKED
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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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