KMPZ · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport

MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

730

Elevation ft

Runways

4,001

Longest ft · 15/33

40.95N

91.51W

Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport serves Mount Pleasant, Iowa at 730 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,001 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	4,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
03/21	1,967 × 120 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 730 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	730 ft	2,580 ft	2,187 ft	3,281 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,930 ft	2,814 ft	2,314 ft	3,470 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,130 ft	3,048 ft	2,440 ft	3,660 ft
35°C afternoon	3,305 ft	3,083 ft	2,459 ft	3,688 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,688 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMPZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport	20 nm SE	6,102 ft
KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport	22 nm W	5,503 ft
KEOK Keokuk Municipal Airport	29 nm S	5,500 ft
KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport	30 nm NE	5,500 ft
KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport	42 nm N	5,002 ft
KOTM Ottumwa Regional Airport	44 nm W	6,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMPZ

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMPZ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMPZ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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