FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 ft. / 687.0 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 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-NOV 0800-1700, DEC-MAR 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3254 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.6 (209-966-2912) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC FREQ 121.25/327.0 (ANGEL'S CAMP RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYPr030/24.5 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| FRAr302/32.3 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
| CZQr329/39.1 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3306 x 60 ft. / 1008 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 37-30.698003N | | 37-30.606360N |
| Longitude: | 120-02.709330W | | 120-02.035343W |
| Elevation: | 2254.4 ft. | | 2223.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 0.9% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 100 true | | 265 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, 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: | PAM BROCHINI
4639 BEN HUR ROAD
MARIPOSA, CA 95338
Phone 209-966-3997
MPA-AIRPORT@MARIPOSACOUNTY.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 104/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 May 2010 | |
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. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (349KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (352KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E45 - Pine Mountain Lake Airport (22 nm N)
KMCE - Merced Regional Airport/Macready Field (26 nm SW)
KMER - Castle Airport (26 nm W)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
O22 - Columbia Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 26-Sep-2011
from 5,500' looking northwest.
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 01:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 06:30:11 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 22:30:11 |
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| METAR |
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KMCE
26nm SW | 130553Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM -RA BKN060 OVC100 13/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0000 60002 T01280067 10167 20122 51004
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KMER
26nm W | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW040 BKN055 OVC075 11/11 A3001 RMK AO1
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KMAE
32nm S | 130553Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM FEW055 OVC085 12/08 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB02E45 SLP162 P0002 60002 T01220078 10167 20117 53004
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KMOD
44nm W | 130553Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM OVC065 11/07 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE30 SLP157 P0002 60003 T01060072 10161 20106 50002 $
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KFAT
46nm S | 130553Z 00000KT 10SM SCT075 BKN095 OVC100 12/06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01220061 10161 20122 53005 $
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KMCE
26nm SW | 130536Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM -RA SCT040 OVC070 FM131000 14007KT P6SM -RA OVC040 FM131700 32013KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM140000 32011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 PROB30 1400/1406 -SHRA
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KMER
26nm W | 122351Z 1300/1324 33005KT P6SM BKN250 FM130300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM131000 14007KT P6SM -RA OVC045 FM131700 32011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050
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