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]
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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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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 April 18, 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