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MPS Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA)
Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA) (IATA: MPS, ICAO:KOSA) is located in the city of Mount Pleasant, United states.

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IATA Code

MPS

ICAO Code

KOSA

Name

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA)

Type

Country / Region

United states (US)

City

Mount Pleasant

Latitude

33.1500000

Longitude

-94.9666700

Time Zone

UTC−06:00

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Airport Overview

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA)（MPS）

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA) is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States, at approximately 33.150000°N, 94.966670°W. The supplied airport record identifies the facility with ICAO code KOSA and a UTC−06:00 local time zone. For international forwarding purposes, our service team treats it as a regional, non-hub airport rather than assuming the cargo-terminal, customs, or scheduled freighter infrastructure associated with a major gateway. Its practical logistics role is generally local pickup, charter or general-aviation coordination, and truck connection to a larger U.S. air cargo gateway. Cargo acceptance, aircraft handling, security screening, operating hours, and any customs arrangement must therefore be confirmed shipment by shipment before booking.

Airport name	Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA)
Identifiers	IATA: MPS; ICAO: KOSA; FAA location identifier: OSA
Country / city	United States / Mount Pleasant, Texas
Coordinates	33.150000°N, 94.966670°W
Local time	UTC−06:00; confirm daylight-saving treatment for the planned movement

Key Highlights

Forwarding assessment at a glance

Regional access point: use it primarily for local or charter-related movements, not as an assumed scheduled international cargo gateway.
Gateway dependency: routine international freight will usually require a truck connection to a larger airport with confirmed airline cargo, screening, and customs capability.
Pre-arrangement is essential: acceptance windows, ramp access, handling equipment, security procedures, and truck appointment rules must be verified before cargo is dispatched.
Operational flexibility: local collection may be practical for time-sensitive or oversized shipments, but aircraft type, loading method, and charter availability determine feasibility.
Documentation discipline: the airport code, actual handover point, carrier routing, and customs location must match the booking and transport documents.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Facility planning for regional-airport cargo

Our service team does not assume that Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA) provides a public cargo terminal, bonded warehouse, refrigerated room, dangerous-goods store, customs inspection area, or automated sorting line. These capabilities should be treated as pre-arranged services rather than standard airport inventory.

Ramp and loading: confirm aircraft parking, pallet or skid loading method, forklift availability, maximum piece dimensions, and any weight restrictions directly with the appointed ground handler.
General cargo: package, label, and tender freight only after the receiving party confirms cargo acceptance and the physical handover location.
Temperature-sensitive freight: arrange insulated packaging, data logging, dry ice or gel-pack controls, and transfer timing; do not rely on airport-side cold storage unless explicitly booked.
Dangerous goods: use a carrier and handling agent able to accept the relevant commodity under current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations; airport availability alone does not establish acceptance.
Customs and bonded handling: coordinate export, import, or transit clearance at the actual customs airport or gateway shown in the routing. A regional airport should not be represented as a customs port without confirmation.

Routes & Transit Times

Routing logic and schedule controls

Domestic and international routing: our team will normally compare local airport handling with truck-air solutions through larger Texas or U.S. cargo gateways, subject to confirmed airline capacity and customs routing.
Charter or ad hoc uplift: aircraft type, pilot and crew availability, payload, weather, airport operating restrictions, and ramp permissions can materially change the plan.
Truck connection: the total transit time includes pickup appointment, line-haul movement, gateway tender, security screening, airline acceptance, and customs processing; no fixed transit time should be promised before the route is booked.
Cut-off control: the effective deadline is set by the contracted carrier or gateway warehouse, not merely by the local airport’s opening hours. Our service team confirms the cut-off in writing before dispatch.

Flight numbers, operating days, airline participation, transfer times, and delivery dates are subject to live carrier confirmation and should be quoted only after shipment details are complete.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Catchment-area considerations

Mount Pleasant serves a regional market in Northeast Texas. Our platform evaluates the shipment origin, consignee location, cargo dimensions, and customs requirement before choosing between local-airport coordination and a larger gateway. The most suitable routing is often determined by truck access and handling certainty rather than by airport proximity alone.

Potential regional demand

Industrial parts, machinery components, maintenance items, and urgent replacement goods.
Time-sensitive commercial samples, documents, and high-value small consignments.
Project, oversized, or charter cargo requiring pre-planned aircraft and ground handling.

Routing-sensitive commodities

Pharmaceuticals, perishables, live animals, and other controlled-temperature shipments.
Dangerous goods, lithium batteries, aerosols, chemicals, and regulated articles.
High-value cargo requiring secure custody, screening, and a documented chain of handover.

Operations & Compliance

Controls our forwarding team applies

Booking and tender: obtain written confirmation of receiving hours, driver access, security screening, handling equipment, and acceptance of the planned aircraft or truck before cargo leaves the shipper.
Dangerous goods: provide the correct Shipper’s Declaration where required, accurate UN number, proper shipping name, packing instruction, quantity, labels, marks, and emergency contact information. Carrier approval remains mandatory.
Temperature control: state the required temperature range, packaging method, dry-ice quantity, logger requirement, and maximum exposure time on the booking; confirm whether dry ice is permitted on the selected aircraft.
Customs and security: align commercial invoice, packing list, airway bill, export filing, licenses, screening record, and importer details with the actual gateway and customs process. Customs inspection or document holds can extend transit.

Shipping Tips

Practical booking recommendations

Send our service team the commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, declared value, pickup and delivery ZIP codes, ready time, and any dangerous-goods or temperature-control requirement before requesting a route.
Ask for two plans where appropriate: a local-airport or charter option and a truck-to-major-gateway option. Compare total transit, handling risk, customs location, and recovery options rather than distance alone.
Use robust, aircraft-compatible packaging with visible piece identification, orientation marks where needed, and a packing list that matches the physical shipment.
Do not deliver cargo to the airport until the handler, airline, gateway warehouse, or charter operator has issued a confirmed tender instruction and cut-off.

FAQs

Frequently asked forwarding questions

Can Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (FAA: OSA) receive routine international air-cargo shipments?: Not automatically. Our team first verifies the appointed handler, carrier acceptance, security process, and customs location. If those conditions are not available, we arrange truck-air service through a confirmed cargo gateway.
Can we quote a fixed transit time from this airport?: Only after the routing, handover point, carrier, gateway, and customs process are confirmed. Local collection and gateway transfer can vary with appointments, capacity, weather, and inspection.
Are dangerous goods or lithium-battery shipments acceptable?: Possibly, but acceptance depends on the commodity, packing, documentation, aircraft, carrier, and trained handling agent. Our team requires a pre-check before cargo is tendered.
Is temperature-controlled storage available at the airport?: It should not be assumed. For pharmaceuticals, perishables, or other sensitive freight, we arrange qualified packaging and a confirmed cold-chain handover at the selected gateway or handler.
What information is needed for a booking review?: Provide origin and destination, commodity, pieces, dimensions, weight, value, ready time, Incoterms, customs status, and any special handling requirement. This allows our team to select a workable airport or gateway solution.

Data Sources & Provenance

Data basis and verification boundary

The airport name, identifiers, location, coordinates, city, country, and time-zone values in this module are based on the supplied airport master record. Operational conclusions are presented as forwarding controls for a regional airport and are not a substitute for live confirmation from the selected carrier, handler, customs office, or charter operator.

For identifier, aviation-regulatory, customs, and dangerous-goods verification, our service team uses the applicable official or industry reference systems, including faa.gov, cbp.gov, and iata.org. These sources do not by themselves confirm live cargo acceptance, warehouse inventory, airline schedules, handling hours, or available customs services at a particular shipment date.

Before booking, our platform verifies the current carrier routing, cut-off, handling instructions, security requirements, customs arrangement, and any special-cargo acceptance directly against the shipment profile.