Morehead-Rowan County Airport

Morehead-Rowan County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: I32
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board
Serves		Morehead, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL		845 ft / 258 m
Coordinates		38°08′00″N 83°32′17″W / 38.1333333°N 83.53806°W / 38.1333333; -83.53806 (Morehead-Rowan County Airport (I32))
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) was a public airport located six nautical miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Morehead, a city in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. It was 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 seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the city^[2] at 38°12′54″N 83°35′15″W / 38.215°N 83.5875°W / 38.215; -83.5875 (Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (M97)).^[3] The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Morehead-Rowan County Airport covered an area of 45 acres (18 ha). It contained one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface] measuring 2,600 x 75 ft (792 x 23 m). 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]

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

External links

• Map showing location of I32 and M97 airports at Google Maps
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for I32
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for I32