Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (Texas) Explained

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport
Iata:MPS
Icao:KOSA
Faa:OSA
Type:Public
Owner:City of Mount Pleasant
City-Served:Mount Pleasant, Texas
Elevation-F:364
Website:MountPleasantAirport.com
Coordinates:33.0969°N -94.9617°W
Pushpin Map:USA Texas
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Texas
Pushpin Label:OSA
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:6,004
R1-Surface:Asphalt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:44
H1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:13,200
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:47
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Mount Pleasant, a city in Titus County, Texas, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport covers an area of 284 acres (115 ha) at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,004 by 100 feet (1,830 x 30 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 44 by 44 feet (13 x 13 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 13, 2010, the airport had 13,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 72.3% single-engine, 23.4% multi-engine, and 4.3% jet.

The Mid America Flight Museum is located at the airport.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

External links