Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport
| Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: M97 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board | ||
| Serves | Morehead, Kentucky | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,028 ft / 313 m | ||
| Coordinates | 38°12′54″N 083°35′15″W / 38.215°N 83.5875°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 5,500 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (FAA LID: M97) is a public airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest 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]
The airport board began construction on this airport in 2003, in order to accommodate a longer runway than the existing Morehead-Rowan County Airport (FAA LID: I32) at 38°08′00″N 83°32′17″W / 38.1333333°N 83.53806°W.[2] The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.[3]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport covers an area of 325 acres (132 ha) which contains one runway designated 2/20 with a 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) asphalt surface.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for M97 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for I32 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Morehead-Rowan County Airport: Services
[edit] External links
- Map showing location of I32 and M97 airports at Google Maps
- FAA Terminal Procedures for M97, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for M97
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for M97
