Mariposa-Yosemite Airport

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Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KMPI – FAA: MPI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		County of Mariposa
Location		Mariposa, California
Elevation AMSL		2,254 ft / 687 m
Coordinates		37°30′39″N 120°02′22″W / 37.51083, -120.03944
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	3,306	1,008	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			32,000
Based aircraft			52
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Mariposa-Yosemite Airport (ICAO: KMPI, FAA LID: MPI, formerly O68) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Mariposa, in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of Mariposa.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Mariposa-Yosemite Airport is assigned MPI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA^[2] (which assigned MPI to Mamitupo, Panama).^[3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Mariposa-Yosemite Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 3,306 x 60 ft. (1,008 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 2, 2007, the airport had 32,000 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. There are 52 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single engine, 2% multi-engine and 2% ultralight.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for MPI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KMPI - Mariposa, California (Mariposa-Yosemite Airport)
3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: MPI - Mamitupo, Panamá

[edit] External links

• Mariposa-Yosemite Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for MPI
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for MPI