# James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY)

**James G. Whiting Memorial Field** (ICAO: KMEY) is a small airport in Mapleton, Iowa, United States. It opened in Aug 1967. It has one runway, 2,801 ft (854 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmey

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KMEY
- FAA: MEY
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Mapleton, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Aug 1967
- Elevation: 1,116 ft / 340 m
- Coordinates: 42.1783, -95.7936
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,801 ft / 854 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://secure.iowadot.gov/aviation/data_driven/publications/System_plan_reports/SPRMEY.pdf
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Whiting_Memorial_Field (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14689096
- Weather station: KMEY
- Ident: KMEY

## Timeline

- Aug 1967: James G. Whiting Memorial Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,801 ft / 854 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete | 024° / 204° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,801 ft / 854 m | =17,688 of 29,858 | =7,480 in North America | =6,326 in US |
| Elevation | 1,116 ft / 340 m | =16,013 of 43,403 | =7,023 in North America | =5,549 in US |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SIOUX CITY APP/DEP | 124.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmey/data