James G Whiting Memorial Field
MEY · KMEY · Mapleton, Iowa · Monona County · map
James G Whiting Memorial Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mapleton, 1 mile north of Mapleton, Iowa, 1,116 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,801 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100 octane avgas) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for James G Whiting Memorial Field?
Its FAA code is MEY, and its ICAO code is KMEY.
Where is James G Whiting Memorial Field?
It is 1 mile north of Mapleton, Iowa, 1,116 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at James G Whiting Memorial Field?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,801 feet long, concrete.
Does James G Whiting Memorial Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at James G Whiting Memorial Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to James G Whiting Memorial Field?
2 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for James G Whiting Memorial Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MEY · ICAO KMEY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mapleton
- Elevation
- 1,116 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1967
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,801 × 60 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 36 ft high 1,014 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.6 | |
| Omaha and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Denison Municipal (22 nm southeast), Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field (29 nm northwest), Storm Lake Municipal (35 nm northeast), Cherokee County Regional (35 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 20 is calm wind runway.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 20; PAPI runway 02 and 20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 20 PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess left of centerline.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 2,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,420 |
| general aviation, local | 1,080 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mapleton from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Mapleton, Iowa: 1 piston single, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- John Brent Mclaughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arthur N Neu Airport · Carroll, IA (45 nm) · (515) 724-4164 · [email protected]
- Daniel Lee Kelley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Blair Airport Terminal · Blair, NE (48 nm) · (713) 703-8478 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mapleton 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,510 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MEY.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.