Mariposa-Yosemite Airport

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
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
Mariposa Yosemite Airport base leg

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

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]

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

World War II

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.

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See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MPI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. Great Circle Mapper: MPI - Mamitupo, Panamá
  3. Yosemite Aviation
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