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KMEY

James G Whiting Memorial Field Airport
Mapleton, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MEY
Lat/Long:	42-10-41.8620N 095-47-37.1230W 42-10.697700N 095-47.618717W 42.1782950,-95.7936453 (estimated)
Elevation:	1116 ft. / 340.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05E (1995)
From city:	1 mile N of MAPLETON, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	51034

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
SIOUX CITY APPROACH:	124.6
SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE:	124.6

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.6/290.4 (OMAHA RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:

2801 x 60 ft. / 854 x 18 m

Surface:

concrete, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 9 /R/C/W/U
Single wheel:	28.0
Double wheel:	48.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 2

RUNWAY 20

Latitude:

42-10.488000N

42-10.908850N

Longitude:

095-47.745083W

095-47.491633W

Elevation:

1116.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

019 magnetic, 024 true

199 magnetic, 204 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

36 ft. tree, 1014 ft. from runway, 77 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF MAPLETON 513 MAIN MAPLETON, IA 51034 Phone 712-881-1351
Manager:	KARLA UHL 513 MAIN STREET MAPLETON, IA 51034 Phone 712-881-1890

Additional Remarks

-	RY 20 IS CALM WIND RY.
-	FOR CD CTC SIOUX CITY ATCT ON 124.6 OR CALL 712-293-2482.
-	RWY 20 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02		download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20		download (225KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (421KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDNS - Denison Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Brigadier General Bud Day Field (29 nm NW)
KTQE - Tekamah Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (35 nm N)
KSLB - Storm Lake Municipal Airport (35 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	11:22
Sunrise	06:51	11:51
Sunset	19:55	00:55
Evening civil twilight	20:24	01:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Sep-2026 20:19:41
Local (UTC-5)	02-Sep-2026 15:19:41

METAR

KDNS 23nm SE	021955Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2988 RMK AO2
KSUX 29nm NW	021952Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP091 T03170228
KTQE 30nm SW	021954Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE09 SLP087 P0001 T03280233
KCKP 35nm N	021955Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A2985 RMK AO2
KSLB 36nm NE	021955Z AUTO 16007G14KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2987 RMK AO2 P0001
KLRJ 40nm NW	021955Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2982 RMK AO2
KHNR 41nm SE	021955Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM CLR 34/22 A2986 RMK A01

TAF

KSUX
29nm NW

021722Z 0218/0318 15006KT P6SM SCT035 SCT120 FM030000 18005KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM030900 12005KT P6SM SCT090 SCT250 PROB30 0310/0314 -SHRA BKN050

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Ashley Flying Service

712-881-2764

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