| Mariposa-Yosemite Airport | |
| Iata: | RMY |
| Icao: | KMPI |
| Faa: | MPI |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | County of Mariposa |
| Location: | Mariposa, California |
| Elevation-M: | 687 |
| Elevation-F: | 2,254 |
| Coordinates: | 37.5108°N -120.0394°W |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | RMY/KMPI/MPI |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mariposa-Yosemite Airport |
| R1-Number: | 8/26 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,008 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,306 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2007 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 32,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 52 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Mariposa-Yosemite Airport 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.
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 and RMY by the IATA (which assigned MPI to Mamitupo, Panama).[2]
Mariposa-Yosemite Airport covers an area of 100acres which contains one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 3,306 x 60 ft (1,008 x 18 m).
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.
There is one FBO on the field, Airborrn Aviation Services.[3]
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.
In July 2022, five CH-54s were assigned to fighting the Washburn Fire, based at the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport.