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Mariposa-Yosemite Airport

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Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
Mariposa Air Force Auxiliary Field
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,306 1,008 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations32,000
Based aircraft52

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]

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]

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