Marion-Crittenden County Airport Explained

Marion-Crittenden County Airport
Faa:5M9
Type:Public
Owner:Marion-Crittenden County Airport Board
City-Served:Marion, Kentucky
Elevation-F:650
Coordinates:37.3364°N -88.1097°W
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Kentucky
Pushpin Label:5M9
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:4,400
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:3,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:13
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Marion-Crittenden County Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Marion, a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Marion-Crittenden County Airport Board. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Marion-Crittenden County Airport covers an area of 150 acres (61 ha) at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,400 by 75 feet (1,341 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2012, the airport had 3,000 aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month: 66.7% general aviation, 16.7% air taxi, and 16.7% military. At that time there were 13 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.

See also

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Book: Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027122636/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011. 2012-10-27. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.