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Mariposa-Yosemite Airport

January 01, 1970

Mariposa-Yosemite Airport (IATA: RMY, 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]

Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
Mariposa Air Force Auxiliary Field
2015 aerial photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Mariposa
LocationMariposa, California
Elevation AMSL2,254 ft / 687 m
Coordinates37°30′39″N 120°02′22″W / 37.51083°N 120.03944°W / 37.51083; -120.03944
Map
KMPI
Location of Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,306 1,008 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations32,000
Based aircraft52

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 the IATA assigned MPI to Mamitupo, Panama).[2]

Facilities and aircraft edit

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 Mariposa-Yosemite 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]

There is one FBO on the field, Airborrn Aviation Services.[3]

World War II edit

Main article: Mariposa Auxiliary Field history

During World War II, the airport was designated as Mariposa Air Force Auxiliary Field, and was an auxiliary training airfield for Merced Army Airfield, California.

See also edit

Images edit

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    Mariposa Yosemite Airport base leg

In July 2022, five CH-54s were assigned to fighting the Washburn Fire, based at the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport.

References edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MPI PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: MPI - Mamitupo, Panamá
  3. ^ Yosemite Aviation

External links edit

  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for MPI
    • AirNav airport information for MPI
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for MPI


 

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January 01, 1970
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