Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (Iowa)

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]

Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Mount Pleasant
ServesMount Pleasant, Iowa
Elevation AMSL730 ft / 223 m
Coordinates40°56′48″N 091°30′40″W
Map
MPZ
Location of airport in Iowa/United States
MPZ
MPZ (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
3/21 1,965 599 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations6,250
Based aircraft19

Facilities and aircraft

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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MPZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
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