Martin County Airport (ICAO: KMCZ, FAA LID: MCZ) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Martin County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) west of the central business district of Williamston, North Carolina.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Martin County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Martin
ServesWilliamston, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates35°51′44″N 077°10′42″W / 35.86222°N 77.17833°W / 35.86222; -77.17833
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MCZ is located in North Carolina
MCZ
MCZ
Location of airport in North Carolina
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/30/2021)12,500
Based aircraft14

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned MCZ by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned MCZ to Zumbi dos Palmares Airport in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil).[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KMCZ.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

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Martin County Airport covers an area of 110 acres (45 ha) at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2021, the airport had 12,500 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for MCZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
  3. ^ "Martin County Airport (ICAO: KMCZ, FAA: MCZ, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Maceió-Zumbi dos Palmares Airport (IATA: MCZ, ICAO: SMBO)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  5. ^ "Martin County – MCZ (KMCZ)". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
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