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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Philadelphia, Mississippi | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 458 ft / 140 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′57″N 089°07′34″W / 32.79917°N 89.12611°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.philadelphiathecity.com/philadelphia-municipal-airport | ||||||||||
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  MPE Location of airport in Mississippi  MPE MPE (the United States) | |||||||||||
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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
editPhiladelphia 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 February 3, 2023, the airport had 9,552 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 99% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 6 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 2 jet.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for MPE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
- ^ "Philadelphia Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KMPE, FAA: MPE)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (MPE – City: Madison, Airport: Griswold)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
External links
edit- Aerial image as of March 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MPE, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MPE
- AirNav airport information for MPE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MPE