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KMEY · James G. Whiting Memorial Field

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KMEY FAA MEY Elev 1,116 ft Lat 42° 10.70' N Lon 95° 47.62' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,801 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 24.1° 2,801 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.00%
20 204.1° 2,801 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D SIOUX CITY APP/DEP 124.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMEY on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwys 15 and 33; MIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwys 15 and 33; MIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwys 15 and 33; MIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwys 15 and 33; MIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·IOWA 61 MAPLETON JAMES G WHITING MEML FLD (MEY)(KMEY) 1 N UTC–6(–5DT) N42º10.70´ W95º47.62´ 1116 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 02–20: H2801X60 (CONC) S–28, D–48 PCN 9 R/C/W/U MIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 34´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 34´.
  • ·Rwy 20 PAPI unusbl byd 7 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-881-1890
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SIOUX CITY APP/DEP CON 124.6 (1200–0330Z‡) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.6 (0330–1200Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Sioux City ATCT on 124.6 or call 712-293-2482.
  • ·SIOUX CITY (L) TACAN Chan 112 SUX (116.5) N42º20.67´ W96º19.42´ 104º 25.6 NM to fld. 1087/9E.
  • ·MAQUOKETA MUNI (OQW)(KOQW) 3 W UTC–6(–5DT) N42º03.01´ W90º44.33´ 769 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 15–33: H3304X60 (CONC) PCN 6 R/C/W/U MIRL 0.9% up NW RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 58´.
  • ·Rwy 15 and 33 PAPI unusbl byd 8 deg right of cntrln.
  • ·Ultralight activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Service avbl at 1–800–553–5283.
  • ·Self–service fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 563-212-0595
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·DUBUQUE (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.8 DBQ Chan 105 N42º24.09´ W90º42.54´ 180º 21.1 NM to fld. 1051/4E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 119º–129º byd 28 NM blo 3,100´ 170º–265º blo 17,500´ DME unusable: 171º–199º VOR unusable: 021º–028º byd 40 NM 064º–073º byd 40 NM 107º–117º byd 40 NM 199º–218º byd 40 NM 325º–335º byd 40 NM OMAHA L–12I IAP CHICAGO L–28G IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 3,250 ops in 2009

2024 total

2,500

10-yr total

31,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

32.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-10-29 Cessna 182Q · Stall / spin →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 51 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 56 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 57 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 57 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 85 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 85 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 91 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 91 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 91 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 92 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ivan Lloyd Simpson Castana IA 8 nm
Paul Alan Torres Denison IA 22 nm
Reed Edward Maxwell Moville IA 22 nm
Kevin Duane Alons Salix IA 24 nm
Jack William Reis Lawton IA 25 nm
Larry Michael Barry Woodbine IA 27 nm
Jordan Matthew Kerger Woodbine IA 27 nm
Mark Walter Zielezinski Sergeant Bluff IA 28 nm
Brian Lee Forsberg Sergeant Bluff IA 28 nm
Salvador Alegandro Mejia Sanchez Sergeant Bluff IA 28 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
William Frank Ashley Mapleton IA 1 nm
Justin Louis Kuehl Mapleton IA 1 nm
Todd Howard Moore Danbury IA 5 nm
Kysa Jean Moore Danbury IA 5 nm
Brian Michael Kragel Ute IA 9 nm
Daniel Leon Wickersham Turin IA 12 nm
Robert Allen Grimm Hornick IA 14 nm
Steven Lee Christiansen Schleswig IA 16 nm
Michael Jon Lucht Onawa IA 16 nm
Ben Lloyd Cooper Jr Whiting IA 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 65 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 78 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 83 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 89 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 94 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 95 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 149 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 197 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 205 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 205 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.