Morehead-Rowan County Airport was a public airport

Airport

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 located six nautical miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Morehead

Morehead, Kentucky

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,845 people, households, and families residing in the city. The population density was 726.2 people per square mile. There were 2,356 housing units at an average density of 253.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 93.2% White, 3.2% African...

, a city in Rowan County

Rowan County, Kentucky

Rowan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 23,333. Its county seat is Morehead. The county was created in 1856 from adjacent counties originally part of Mason county, and named for John Rowan, who represented Kentucky in the U.S...

, Kentucky

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, United States

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. 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

Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport

Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport is a public airport located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Morehead, a city in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States...

. The new airport, built to accommodate a longer runway, is located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the city at 38°12′54"N 83°35′15"W. The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Morehead-Rowan County Airport covered an area of 45 acres (18.2 ha). It contained one runway

Runway

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 designated 5/23 with an asphalt

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 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

General aviation

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, 4% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and 4% military.

External links

• Map showing location of I32 and M97 airports at Google Maps
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