FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPV |
| Lat/Long: | 44-12-12.6180N / 072-33-44.3860W 44-12.210300N / 072-33.739767W 44.2035050 / -72.5623294 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1165 ft. / 355.1 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & MALSR RY 17 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| LEBr350/34.9 | | 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 |
| 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: | 1091.5 ft. | | 1164.6 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 12 ft. tree, 343 ft. from runway, 347 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 145 ft. tree, lighted, 2200 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4022 x 100 ft. / 1226 x 30 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: | 44-12.149752N | | 44-12.708717N |
| Longitude: | 072-33.918382W | | 072-33.425685W |
| Elevation: | 1112.7 ft. | | 1084.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 032 true | | 228 magnetic, 212 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 516 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 74 ft. tree, 991 ft. from runway, 322 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 20 ft. trees, 525 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TRANSPORTATION AGCY RAPT DIV 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05633 Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | JOHN ROBERTI VT FLYING SVC, 1979 AIRPORT ROAD-BERLIN BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-223-2221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 88/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A31-17/3 | 5 150 FT TURN-AROUNDS AT BOTH END OF RY 17 & 35. |
| - | 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. |
| - | JET TRAFFIC DO NOT USE SOUTHERNMOST TWY STUB. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 17 | |
download (281KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 10:57 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 22:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 22:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 00:08:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Oct-2008 20:08:50 |
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| METAR |
| KMPV | 072351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00671028 10139 20050 55002
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KMVL 18nm N | 072354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00440000 10150 20044 53000
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| TAF |
| KMPV | 072320Z 080024 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 17006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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