Morehead-Rowan County Airport


Morehead-Rowan County Airport was a public airport located six nautical miles 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 northwest of the city at. The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.
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Facilities and aircraft

Morehead-Rowan County Airport covered an area of. It contained one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,600 x 75 ft. 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.