Morehead-Rowan County Airport

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]

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
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]

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.[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. FAA Airport Master Record for I32 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
2. 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 Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for I32
  • AirNav airport information for I32
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for I32