Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (Iowa)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Mount Pleasant | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Mount Pleasant, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 730 ft / 223 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°56′48″N 091°30′40″W / 40.94667°N 91.51111°W | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (IATA: MPZ, ICAO: KMPZ, FAA LID: MPZ) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Mount Pleasant, a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport covers an area of 124 acres (50 ha) at an elevation of 730 feet (223 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 15/33 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m) with an asphalt; 3/21 is 1,965 by 120 feet (599 x 37 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 13, 2009, the airport had 6,250 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 47% single-engine, 42% multi-engine and 11% ultralight.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MPZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- Mount Pleasant Municipal (MPZ) at Iowa DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of 20 May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MPZ, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MPZ
- AirNav airport information for KMPZ
- ASN accident history for MPZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures