Foothills Regional Airport

Foothills Regional Airport
IATA: MRNICAO: KMRNFAA LID: MRN
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Foothills Regional Airport Authority
Serves Morganton, North Carolina, US
Elevation AMSL 1,270 ft / 387 m
Coordinates 35°49′13″N 081°36′41″W / 35.82028°N 81.61139°W / 35.82028; -81.61139 (Foothills Regional Airport)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 17,000

Foothills Regional Airport (formerly Morganton-Lenoir Airport) (IATA: MRN, ICAO: KMRN, FAA LID: MRN) is a public airport located six miles northeast of the City of Morganton, NC. It is owned by the Foothills Regional Airport Authority.[1]

Facilities and Aircraft

The Foothills Regional Airport covers an area of 1,170 acres (473 ha) and contains one grooved asphalt paved runway: 3/21 measuring 5,500 ft × 75 ft (1,676 m × 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2005, the airport had 17,000 aircraft operations, an average of 46 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. There were 73 aircraft based on the field at that time.[1]

References

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