Airports / Iowa / MPZ
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
KMPZ / MPZMount Pleasant, IowaELEV 730 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ / MPZ) is a general aviation field serving Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The airport sits 730 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MPZ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL, 20 nm), Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM, 44 nm), and Quad City International Airport (MLI, 54 nm).
Charter pricing from MPZ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mount Pleasant.
Field capability
ICAO
KMPZ
IATA
MPZ
FAA / Local
MPZ
Elevation
730 ft
Coordinates
40.9466° N · 91.5111° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 730 ft, MPZ sits lower than 85% of the 47 Iowa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmBRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington
- 44nmOTMOttumwa Regional AirportOttumwa
- 54nmMLIQuad City International AirportMoline
- 57nmCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportCedar Rapids
- 62nmUINQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin FieldQuincy
- 70nmIRKKirksville Regional AirportKirksville
Location
Open the full mapKMPZ · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · Mount Pleasant, IA
From the ramp
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