Philadelphia Municipal
MPE · KMPE · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Neshoba County · map
Philadelphia Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Philadelphia, 2 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Mississippi, 458 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMPE · observed 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC), 21 minutes ago
- Wind from the east (100°) at 8 knots
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 29.92 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMPE 062015Z AUTO 10008KT 060V120 CLR 31/18 A2992 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MPE · ICAO KMPE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Philadelphia
- Elevation
- 458 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Sunday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 75 ft high 1,550 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 68 ft high 1,575 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Mpe and aWOS-3P | 118.725 | |
| Louisville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 601-663-0040.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Philadelphia from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Philadelphia, Mississippi: 5 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Mississippi.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided developement is in accordance with approved airport layout plan.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- No credit card self service available.
- PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess left of centerline.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.