| Morehead-Rowan County Airport | |
| Faa: | I32 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board |
| City-Served: | Morehead, Kentucky |
| Elevation-F: | 845 |
| Elevation-M: | 258 |
| Coordinates: | 38.1333°N -83.5381°W |
| Website: | mrcairport.org |
| R1-Number: | 5/23 |
| R1-Length-F: | 2,600 |
| R1-Length-M: | 792 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2002 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 5,300 |
| Footnotes: | Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2] |
Morehead-Rowan County Airport was a public airport located six nautical miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Morehead, a city in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. It was owned by the Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board.
In 2003, the airport board began construction on the Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport . The new airport, built to accommodate a longer runway, is located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the city at 38.215°N -83.5875°W.[3] The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.[4]
Morehead-Rowan County Airport covered an area of 45acres. It contained one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,600 x 75 ft (792 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2002, the airport had 5,300 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 92% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 4% military.