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Mount Pleasant airport at Mount Pleasant (Falkland Islands)
Mount Pleasant airport is located near Mount Pleasant, with Mare Harbour Rancho at 6mi↑, Rincon Grande Settlement at 26mi↑, Stanley at 27mi↑, Falkland Islands (Malouines / Islas Malvinas) at 31mi↑, Kaiken at 408mi↑, Río Grande at 410mi↑, Puerto Williams at 434mi↑, Puerto Deseado at 435mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Falkland Islands and Southernmost airports in Falkland Islands
→ See also airports in Falkland Islands
aerial view of Mount Pleasant airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGYP
- IATA code : MPN
- Local code : -
Elevation : 74 m = 243ft
→ See also Highest airports in Falkland Islands and Lowest airports in Falkland Islands
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2590m = 8497ft
- runway 05/23 : 1525m = 5003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Falkland Islands
Coming to Mount Pleasant airport
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Aviation weather for Mount Pleasant airport EGYP MPN
METAR for Mount Pleasant airport EGYP MPN
EGYP 042250Z 32026KT 6000 RA FEW010 BKN060 13/11 Q0985
Decoded METAR for Mount Pleasant airport EGYP MPN
METAR issued by EGYP on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 22:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 10 days and 248 hours and -14360 minutes ago.
visibility is 6km = 4mi.
The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 11°C = 52°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88%.
QNH is 985hPa = 29.09inHg
Wind 48km/h = 26kt, direction is 320°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1000ft = 300m. broken at 6000ft = 1830m.
rain
TAF for Mount Pleasant airport EGYP MPN
EGYP 041938Z 0421/0521 34022G32KT 9999 BKN032 520003 TEMPO 0421/0504 33030G42KT 530003 PROB40 TEMPO 0421/0502 7000 RA BKN018 PROB30 TEMPO 0421/0504 VRB07KT 560003 BECMG 0504/0506 30025G35KT 50//// TEMPO 0504/0521 29035G45KT PROB30 TEMPO 0514/0521 7000 SHRA SCT020
Decoded TAF for Mount Pleasant airport EGYP MPN
TAF issued by EGYP on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 19:38 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 10 days and 11 hours and 52 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
0421/0521 34022G32KT 9999 BKN032 520003
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3200ft = 980m
temporarily from Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0421/0504 33030G42KT 530003
wind 30kt = 56km/h with gusts at 42kt = 78km/h, direction is 330°
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0421/0502 7000 RA BKN018
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
rain
broken at 1800ft = 550m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0421/0504 VRB07KT 560003
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is °
becoming from Wednesday, March 5, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 5, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0504/0506 30025G35KT 50////
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 300°
temporarily from Tuesday, March 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 5, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0504/0521 29035G45KT
wind 35kt = 65km/h with gusts at 45kt = 83km/h, direction is 290°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, March 5, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 5, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0514/0521 7000 SHRA SCT020
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for Mount Pleasant airport
Around Mount Pleasant airport at Mount Pleasant (Falkland Islands)
near
- Hotels in Mare Harbour Rancho
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 6420mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 6465mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 7358mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 7385mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 7386mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 7386mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 7387mi↑
- San Sebastian at 7387mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 7387mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 7396mi↑
- Station de montagne Somport / Candanchú at 7396mi↑
- Col du Somport at 7396mi↑
- for Mount Pleasant airport at 0mi↑
- for Lively Island airport at 12mi↑
- for Walker Creek airport at 17mi↑
nearest airports to Mount Pleasant airport at Mount Pleasant (Falkland Islands)
- Lively Island airport ( FK-0022) at 12mi↑
- Walker Creek airport ( FK-0025) at 17mi↑defunct airport
- Goose Green airport ( FK-0005) at 23mi↑
- Douglas Station airport ( FK-0024) at 26mi↑
- Salvador airport ( FK-0020) at 27mi↑
- Port Stanley airport (SFAL PSY ) at 30mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Bleaker Island airport ( FK-0027) at 30mi↑
- San Carlos airport ( FK-0021) at 31mi↑defunct airport
- Port San Carlos Landing Strip airport ( FK-0008) at 33mi↑
- North Arm airport ( FK-0019) at 44mi↑
- Sea Lion Lodge Airstrip airport ( FK-0003) at 50mi↑
- Sea Lion Island Airstrip airport ( FK-0034) at 52mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Falkland Islands
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap