Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport

Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport
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 / 38.215; -83.5875 (Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (M97))
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 / 38.1333333; -83.53806 (Morehead-Rowan County Airport (I32)).^[2] The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.^[3]

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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for M97 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
2. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for I32 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
3. ^ Morehead-Rowan County Airport: Services

External links

• Map showing location of I32 and M97 airports at Google Maps
• FAA Terminal Procedures for M97, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for M97
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for M97