- Michael J. Smith Field
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Coordinates: 34°44′01″N 076°39′38″W / 34.73361°N 76.66056°W
Michael J. Smith Field IATA: none – ICAO: KMRH – FAA LID: MRH Summary Airport type Public Owner Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority Serves Beaufort, North Carolina Elevation AMSL 11 ft / 3 m Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 4,191 1,277 Asphalt 8/26 4,249 1,295 Asphalt 14/32 4,000 1,219 Asphalt Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 43,800 Based aircraft 75 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Michael J. Smith Field (ICAO: KMRH, FAA LID: MRH) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) north of the central business district of Beaufort and northeast of Morehead City, in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority.[1]
The airport is named in memory of astronaut Michael J. Smith, a native of Beaufort who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.[2] It was formerly known as Beaufort-Morehead City Airport.[3]
Although most U.S. airports are assigned the same three-letter location identifier by the FAA and IATA, Michael J. Smith Field is assigned MRH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[4] (which assigned MRH to May River Airport in Papua New Guinea).[5][6]
Facilities and aircraft
Michael J. Smith Field covers an area of 400 acres (160 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 4,191 x 150 ft. (1,277 x 46 m), 8/26 at 4,249 x 100 ft. (1,295 x 30 m), and 14/32 at 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 7, 2006, the airport had 43,800 aircraft operations, an average of 120 per day: 85% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 6% military. At that time there were 75 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine and 7% multi-engine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MRH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Segrave Aviation, Inc. - Airport's fixed base operator (FBO). Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ^ More about Morehead - Morehead City web site. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KMRH - Beaufort, North Carolina (Michael J. Smith Field)
- ^ Aviation Safety Network: MRH - May River Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ^ List of airports in Papua New Guinea
External links
- Michael J. Smith Field PDF (302 KiB) at North Carolina DOT
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMRH
- ASN accident history for MRH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KMRH
Categories:- Airports in North Carolina
- Transportation in Carteret County, North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Carteret County, North Carolina
- North Carolina airport stubs
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