- Sacramento Mather Airport
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For the military use of this facility before 1993, see Mather Air Force Base.
Sacramento Mather Airport 
USGS aerial photo as of 17 Aug 1998 
FAA airport diagram IATA: MHR – ICAO: KMHR – FAA LID: MHR Summary Airport type Public Owner Sacramento County Serves Sacramento, California Elevation AMSL 96 ft / 29 m Coordinates 38°33′14″N 121°17′51″W / 38.55389°N 121.2975°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 4R/22L 11,301 3,445 Asphalt/Concrete 4L/22R 6,040 1,841 Asphalt Helipads Number Length Surface ft m H1 30 9 Asphalt H2 100 30 Asphalt Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 101,000 Based aircraft 152 Source: FAA[1] and airport web page[2] Sacramento Mather Airport (IATA: MHR, ICAO: KMHR, FAA LID: MHR), also known as simply Mather Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of the central business district of Sacramento, in the city of Rancho Cordova, California, United States.[1] It is located on the site of the former Mather Air Force Base which was closed in 1993.
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Facilities and aircraft
Sacramento Mather Airport covers an area of 2,875 acres (1,163 ha) at an elevation of 99 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 4L/22R is 6,040 by 150 feet (1,841 x 46 m) with an asphalt pavement; 4R/22L is 11,301 by 150 feet (3,445 x 46 m) with a concrete and asphalt surface. The airport also has two helipads: H1 is 30 x 30 ft. (9 x 9 m); H2 is 100 x 100 ft. (30 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 101,000 aircraft operations, an average of 276 per day: 55% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 16% scheduled commercial and 10% military. At that time there were 152 aircraft based at this airport: 23% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 2% jet, 24% helicopter and 27% military.[1]
Incidents
On February 17, 2000 an Emery Worldwide DC-8 cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off from this airport.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MHR (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-07-31.
- ^ Mather Airport, official Sacramento County Airport System website.
- ^ "Emery DC-8 cargo plane crashes near Sacramento, California". CNN.com, retrieved December 13, 2006.
- ^ "Safety Board Finds Poor Maintenance Caused Sacramento, Calif., Airport Crash". AccessMyLibrary.com, retrieved December 13, 2006.
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MHR, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMHR
- ASN accident history for MHR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KMHR
Categories:- Central Valley of California
- Airports in Sacramento County, California
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