Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (ICAO: KSYM, FAA LID: SYM), is a public airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Morehead, a city in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board.[1]
Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board | ||||||||||
| Serves | Morehead, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,028 ft / 313 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°12′54″N 083°35′15″W / 38.21500°N 83.58750°W | ||||||||||
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The airport board began construction on this airport in 2003, in order to accommodate a longer runway than the existing Morehead-Rowan County Airport (FAA LID: I32) at 38°08′00″N 83°32′17″W / 38.13333°N 83.53806°W.[2] The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editMorehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport covers an area of 325 acres (132 ha) which contains one runway designated 2/20 with a 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) asphalt surface.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for M97 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for I32 PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Morehead-Rowan County Airport: Services Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
<http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=SYM&CFID=12642447&CFTOKEN=65150842>
External links
edit- FAA Terminal Procedures for SYM, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SYM
- AirNav airport information for SYM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SYM