Morehead-Rowan County Airport

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Coordinates: 38°08′00″N 83°32′17″W / 38.133333, -83.53806 (Morehead-Rowan County Airport (I32))

Morehead-Rowan County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: I32
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board
Serves Morehead, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL 845 ft / 258 m
Website mrcairport.org
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 2,600 792 Asphalt
Statistics (2002)
Aircraft operations 5,300
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Morehead-Rowan County Airport (FAA LID: I32) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Morehead, a city in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board.[1]

In 2003, the airport board began construction on the Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (FAA LID: M97). The new airport, built to accommodate a longer runway, is located 7 miles northwest of the city[2] at 38°12′54″N 83°35′15″W / 38.215, -83.5875 (Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (M97)).[3] The new airport opened in 2007, which will result in the closure of the current airport.[4]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Morehead-Rowan County Airport covers an area of 45 acres (18 ha) which contains one runway designated 5/23 with a 2,600 x 75 ft. (792 x 23 m) asphalt surface]. For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2002, the airport had 5,300 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 92% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 4% military.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for I32 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ a b Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board
  3. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for M97 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  4. ^ Morehead-Rowan County Airport: Services

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