Marshall County Airport (West Virginia)
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Marshall County Airport | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: KMPG – FAA: MPG | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Marshall County Commission | ||
Serves | Moundsville, West Virginia | ||
Elevation AMSL | 1,214 ft / 370 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
6/24 | 3,302 | 1,006 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2006) | |||
Aircraft operations | 19,300 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Marshall County Airport (ICAO: KMPG, FAA LID: MPG, formerly 74D) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Moundsville, a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The airport is owned by the Marshall County Commission.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Marshall County Airport is assigned MPG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned MPG to Makini, Papua New Guinea[3]).
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Marshall County Airport covers an area of 96 acres (39 ha) which contains one runway designated 6/24 with a 3,302 x 60 ft. (1,006 x 18 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 19,300 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% military and <1% air taxi.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for MPG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ KMPG - Marshall County Airport - Moundsville, West Virginia at Great Circle Mapper
- ^ MPG - Makini, Papua New Guinea at Great Circle Mapper
[edit] External links
- Marshall County Airport at West Virginia Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for MPG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MPG