Laurinburg-Maxton Airport
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| Laurinburg-Maxton Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MXE - ICAO: KMEB - FAA: MEB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission | ||
| Serves | Maxton, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 220 ft (67.1 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 6,489 | 1,978 | Concrete |
| 13/31 | 3,753 | 1,144 | Concrete |
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (IATA: MXE, ICAO: KMEB, FAA LID: MEB) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of Maxton and east of Laurinburg, both towns in Scotland County, North Carolina, USA. This general aviation airport covers 4,290 acres and has two runways. It is home of the United States Army Parachute team Golden Knights.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport is assigned MEB[2] by the FAA and MXE[3] by the IATA (which assigned MEB to Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[4]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KMEB.[3][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (official site). Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for MEB (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ a b Great Circle Mapper: MXE/KMEB - Maxton, North Carolina (Laurinburg-Maxton Airport)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: MEB/YMEN - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Essendon Airport)
- ^ AirNav: KMEB - Laurinburg-Maxton Airport
[edit] External links
- NCDOT Airport Information: Laurinburg-Maxton Airport PDF
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMEB
- ASN Accident history for KMEB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMEB
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