FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPV |
| Lat/Long: | 44-12-12.5621N / 072-33-43.5512W 44-12.209368N / 072-33.725853W 44.2034895 / -72.5620976 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1166 ft. / 355 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| LEBr350/34.8 | | 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 150 FT TURN-AROUNDS AT BOTH END OF RY 17 & 35. |
| 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: | 21 ft. trees, 377 ft. from runway, 325 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RY 17+25-35 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD; 290-350 FT RIGHT. | | 83 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline RY 35 +15 FT HILL, 0-200 FT FM THLD, 135-300 FT LEFT. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 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: | 44-12.291642N | | 44-12.708667N |
| Longitude: | 072-33.793332W | | 072-33.425667W |
| Elevation: | 1115.2 ft. | | 1084.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 1.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 032 true | | 228 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 1290 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. tree, 520 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION ONE NATIONAL LIFE DRIVE MONTPELIER, VT 05633 Phone 802-828-1083 |
| Manager: | JOHN ROBERTI VT FLYING SVC, 1979 AIRPORT ROAD BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-223-2221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 07 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (358KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (338KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (270KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Brundage, Waterbury, VT
Photo taken 06-Nov-2011
looking from the west from about 3,000 ft.
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Times for 14-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 22:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 05:09:57 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Feb-2012 00:09:57 |
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| METAR |
| KMPV | 140451Z AUTO 24007KT 200V260 10SM OVC039 M01/M09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP140 T10111089 410061128
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KMVL 18nm N | 140454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC041 M06/M11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP131 T10561106 410111117
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| TAF |
| KMPV | 131942Z 1320/1418 29010G20KT P6SM BKN040 FM140000 23005KT P6SM SCT050 FM141300 20006KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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