Mount Pleasant Municipal (KMOP), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) is a non-towered public-use field in mid-Michigan serving business aviation traffic at a modest volume, per FAA TFMSC data for 2025. The airport offers a 5,000-foot paved runway alongside a shorter turf strip, with fuel available on a self-service basis outside staffed hours. Customs clearance is not handled onsite; the nearest customs airport is KMBS, roughly 29 nautical miles away.
Runways
Mount Pleasant Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 5,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Mount Pleasant Municipal has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 4:30pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Mount Pleasant Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Mbs International (KMBS), 29 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Mount Pleasant Municipal recorded 484 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May, August, September and October.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 60 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Mount Pleasant Municipal averages 5.7 days above 90°F in July and 29.2 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83.7°F, and January the coldest, at 29.5°F.
Weather station is 2.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Mount Pleasant Municipal has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Great Lakes Approach; when approach is closed, contact Cleveland ARTCC.
REIL for runway 09 and 27, and PAPI for runway 27, are pilot-activated, along with MIRL for runway 09/27, via CTAF. PAPI for runway 09 operates continuously.
This runway is closed from November through March and whenever snow-covered; no snow removal is performed.
Runway markings consist of 3-foot yellow cones.
Noise abatement procedure for runway 27: climb to 1,500 feet AGL before turning over the city.
Deer and large birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Fuel is available 24 hours a day via self-service credit card. For service after hours, call the airport; a call-in fee applies. A ramp fee applies to all commercial aircraft but is waived with a minimum fuel purchase of 50 gallons.
Administration building access code entry: press V, then III and II simultaneously, then I. Gate access code: 1-2-3-4.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Mount Pleasant Municipal has five airfields within 30 NM. The closest is Clare Municipal, 12.78 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KMOP
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KMOP?
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) has two runways: 09/27, a 5,000-foot by 100-foot paved asphalt surface, and 05/23, a 2,502-foot by 160-foot turf strip. The turf runway closes from November through March and whenever snow covers the field, since no snow removal is performed on it. Dispatchers planning winter operations should rely on runway 09/27.
Is fuel available at KMOP outside staffed hours?
Fuel at Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) is available around the clock through self-service credit card pumps. Attended service outside normal hours can be arranged by contacting the field, though an after-hours call-in fee applies. A ramp fee applies to commercial aircraft as well, but it is waived with a minimum fuel purchase of 50 gallons. Both 100LL and Jet A fuel types are stocked.
Does KMOP have customs clearance onsite?
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs-equipped airport is KMBS, located approximately 29 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs processing should plan to route through KMBS rather than clearing directly at KMOP.
Are there wildlife or noise considerations at KMOP?
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) reports deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of the airport, a factor pilots should account for during approach and departure. A noise abatement procedure also applies to runway 27 departures, requiring a climb to 1,500 feet AGL before turning over the city. Lighting for runways 09/27, including REIL, MIRL, and PAPI, is pilot-activated via CTAF, with the PAPI on runway 09 operating continuously.