Monroe County Airport (Mississippi) Explained

Monroe County Airport
Faa:M40
Type:Public
Owner:Monroe County
City-Served:Aberdeen / Amory, Mississippi
Location:Monroe County, Mississippi
Elevation-F:226
Coordinates:33.8739°N -88.4897°W
Pushpin Map:USA Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Mississippi
Pushpin Label:M40
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:4,999
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2011
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:11,865
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:32
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Monroe County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business district of Aberdeen and south of Amory.[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Monroe County Airport covers an area of 420 acres (170 ha) at an elevation of 226 feet (69 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,999 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending November 29, 2011, the airport had 11,865 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 16% glider, 12% multi-engine, and 3% jet.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: Map showing airport and cities of Aberdeen and Amory in Mississippi . . June 7, 2013 .
  3. 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.

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