FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRH |
| Lat/Long: | 34-44-00.7810N / 076-39-38.1460W 34-44.013017N / 076-39.635767W 34.7335503 / -76.6605961 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 11 ft. / 3.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of BEAUFORT, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28516 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 252-723-9874 OR 252-725-7230. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 03/21 & 08/26 , PAPI RYS 03 & 21, REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.375 (252-728-2055) |
| CHERRY POINT APPROACH: | 124.1 [0630-2300] |
| CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE: | 124.1 [0630-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.65 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EWNr145/27.8 | | NEW BERN VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MOREHEAD | | at field | | 269 | | 08W | | MRH | -- .-. .... |
| NEW RIVER | | 097/37.9 | | 356 | | 08W | | NCA | -. -.-. .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4249 x 100 ft. / 1295 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS EXTREMELY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.993912N | | 34-44.256122N |
| Longitude: | 076-40.124952W | | 076-39.338015W |
| Elevation: | 6.2 ft. | | 6.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 068 true | | 256 magnetic, 248 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. brush, 412 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 78 ft. trees, 2485 ft. from runway, 274 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4191 x 150 ft. / 1277 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.647672N | | 34-44.272347N |
| Longitude: | 076-39.714602W | | 076-39.357078W |
| Elevation: | 5.6 ft. | | 6.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 025 true | | 213 magnetic, 205 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 186 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 17:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 54 ft. trees, 1137 ft. from runway, 309 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear 28 FT TREES 7 FT FM THLD OFFSET 200 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 34-44.171375N | | 34-43.725403N |
| Longitude: | 076-39.931183W | | 076-39.342403W |
| Elevation: | 6.0 ft. | | 9.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 133 true | | 321 magnetic, 313 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 490 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. boat, 404 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear 29 FT TREES 123 FT FM THLD 221 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 40 ft. trees, 349 ft. from runway, 128 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear 13 FT TREES 178 FT FM THLD OFFSET 97 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD ARPT AUTH PO BOX 875 BEAUFORT, NC 28516 Phone 252-728-8470 |
| Manager: | JOHN P BETTS P.O. BOX 875 BEAUFORT, NC 28516 Phone 252-728-1928 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 120/day * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BTWN RY ENDS. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. RY 08/26 IS PREFERRED RY, WIND & SAFETY PERMITTING. AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF BEAUFORT WATERFRONT. CTC AMGR FOR FURTHER INFO 252-728-1928. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (263KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (258KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (261KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (260KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (269KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (240KB) |
| NDB RWY 21 | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNKT - Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (Cunningham Field) (15 nm NW)
KNJM - Bogue Field Marine Corps Auxiliary Field (18 nm W)
KEWN - Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KNCA - New River Marine Corps Air Station (H) (McCutcheon Field) (38 nm W)
W95 - Ocracoke Island Airport (41 nm NE)
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 22:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 10:11:46 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 05:11:46 |
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| METAR |
| KMRH | 080956Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 08/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00780067
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KNKT 14nm NW | 080954Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00440033
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KNJM 18nm W | 080957Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP254 T00780067
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KQAJ 19nm W | 080955Z 31008KT 9000 HZ SKC 25/05 A3009 RMK SLP190 T02530050 PA 465 DA 1888
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| NOTAMs |
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