- Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport
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Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport IATA: none – ICAO: KMEZ – FAA LID: MEZ Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Mena Location Mena, Arkansas Elevation AMSL 1,079 ft / 329 m Coordinates 34°32′43″N 094°12′10″W / 34.54528°N 94.20278°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 6,000 1,829 Asphalt 17/35 5,000 1,524 Asphalt Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 27,500 Based aircraft 53 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMEZ, FAA LID: MEZ) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Mena, a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by City of Mena.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport is assigned MEZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned MEZ to Messina, South Africa).[3][4]
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Facilities and aircraft
Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport covers an area of 556 acres (225 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: Runway 9/27 measuring 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m), and Runway 17/35 measuring 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2005, the airport had 27,500 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 2% military. There are 53 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single engine, 28% multi-engine and 8% jet aircraft.[1]
Allegations regarding Bill Clinton
During the Clinton presidential administration, there were accusations (most notably in the controversial film Clinton Chronicles) that Clinton, during his time as governor of Arkansas, and other high-ranking state officials were involved in some way with alleged illegal cocaine importation, money laundering, and drug use centered upon the airport in Mena.[1] These allegations have been disputed by several different investigations, including one by the Banking Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. [2].
Iran Contra
Mena was home to "Operation Black Eagle" of the Iran-Contra affair.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MEZ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KMEZ - Mena, Arkansas (Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: MEZ - Messina, South Africa
- ^ Aviation Safety Network: MEZ / FAMS - Messina Airport, South Africa
- ^ spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk JFKseal
External links
- Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (official site)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMEZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KMEZ
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- Transportation in Polk County, Arkansas
- Buildings and structures in Polk County, Arkansas
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