Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KMPZ is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport in Mount Pleasant, IA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mount Pleasant, IA at a field elevation of 731 ft. KMPZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 15/33), the longest 4,001 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.325.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMPZ 280855Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3015 RMK AO2
What changed at KMPZ?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for KMPZ
KMPZ is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 731 ft). KMPZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRL, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 4,001 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 21 | 1,967 ft | GRS | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 03 | 1,967 ft | GRS | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 33 | 4,001 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KMPZ runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/211,967 × 120 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMPZWind
- 03
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/334,001 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMPZWind
- 15
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMPZ weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMPZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMPZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 52%
- 21
- 20%
- 33
- 18%
- 03
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMPZ's own weather station.
Wind is 18° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat-Sun ON-CALL local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMPZ
- IATA
- MPZ
- FAA LID
- MPZ
- City
- Mount Pleasant
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 731 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9466, -91.5111
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBRL
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 57m
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MPZ's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ)
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