Philadelphia Municipal Airport

Philadelphia Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMPE, FAA LID: MPE) is a public use airport in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is owned by the City of Philadelphia and located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Not to be confused with Philadelphia International Airport.
Philadelphia Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Philadelphia
ServesPhiladelphia, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL458 ft / 140 m
Coordinates32°47′57″N 089°07′34″W
Websitehttp://www.philadelphiathecity.com/philadelphia-municipal-airport
Map
MPE
Location of airport in Mississippi
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations13,300
Based aircraft8

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned MPE by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned MPE to Griswold Airport in Madison, Connecticut).[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Philadelphia Municipal Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha) at an elevation of 458 feet (140 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 20, 2012, the airport had 13,300 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 98.5% general aviation and 1.5% military. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 12.5% multi-engine, and 12.5% jet.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MPE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "Philadelphia Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KMPE, FAA: MPE)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. "IATA Airport Code Search (MPE – City: Madison, Airport: Griswold)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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