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KMRH Michael J. Smith Field Airport
Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

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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
EWNr145/27.8NEW BERN VOR/DME113.6008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MOREHEADat field26908WMRH -- .-. ....
NEW RIVER097/37.935608WNCA -. -.-. .-

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: 
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS EXTREMELY FADED.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 34-43.993912N34-44.256122N
Longitude: 076-40.124952W076-39.338015W
Elevation: 6.2 ft.6.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 068 true256 magnetic, 248 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 14 ft. brush, 412 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear78 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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 34-43.647672N34-44.272347N
Longitude: 076-39.714602W076-39.357078W
Elevation: 5.6 ft.6.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 033 magnetic, 025 true213 magnetic, 205 true
Displaced threshold: 186 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 34-44.171375N34-43.725403N
Longitude: 076-39.931183W076-39.342403W
Elevation: 6.0 ft.9.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 141 magnetic, 133 true321 magnetic, 313 true
Displaced threshold: no490 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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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From to KMRH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0811:08
Sunrise06:3511:35
Sunset17:0622:06
Evening civil twilight17:3222:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 10:11:46
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 05:11:46
 
METAR
KMRH 080956Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 08/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00780067
KNKT 
14nm NW 		080954Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00440033
KNJM 
18nm W 		080957Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP254 T00780067
KQAJ 
19nm W 		080955Z 31008KT 9000 HZ SKC 25/05 A3009 RMK SLP190 T02530050 PA 465 DA 1888
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Michael J. Smith Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Michael J. Smith Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KMRH have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE CRYSTAL COAST 5.2 84-110
QUALITY HOTEL MOREHEAD CITY 4.8 100-130
HAMPTON INN & SUITES-ATLANTIC BEACH 7.7 144-229
 

Other hotels near Michael J. Smith Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
BUCCANEER INN MAGNUSON HOTEL 4.6 83-107
HAMPTON INN MOREHEAD CITY NC 5.9 130-199

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Michael J. Smith Field Airport

5 in Morehead City
1 in Atlantic Beach
5 in Havelock
 

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