FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SYM |
| Lat/Long: | 38-12-54.0000N 083-35-15.4000W
38-12.900000N 083-35.256667W
38.2150000,-83.5876111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1028.4 ft. / 313.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2010) |
| From city: | 7 miles NW of MOREHEAD, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 40313 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/2007 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1600, ALL SAT 1000-1600, ALL SUN 1300-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.95 (606-780-0279) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.225/360.725 (PORTSMOUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SECO | | 040/34.5 | | 393 | | 03W | | XYC | -..- -.-- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:FUEL SVC AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 16 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 43.5 | | Double wheel: | 62.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 38-12.472910N | | 38-13.326400N |
| Longitude: | 083-35.449403W | | 083-35.064252W |
| Elevation: | 1028.3 ft. | | 1010.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 026 magnetic, 020 true | | 206 magnetic, 200 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 1622 ft. from runway, 647 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
CONTROLLING OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. | | 53 ft. trees, 216 ft. from runway, 456 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD
1800 RODNEY HITCH BLVD
MOREHEAD, KY 40351
Phone (606) 776-1232
BRUCE MATTINGLY |
| Manager: | JACK & JODI HOLLEY
1800 RODNEY HITCH BLVD
MOREHEAD, KY 40351
Phone 606-780-0085
(606) 776-6211 OR (606) 356-2313. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
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 from 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIOB - Mount Sterling/Montgomery County Airport (21 nm SW)
KFGX - Fleming-Mason Airport (21 nm N)
0I8 - Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (34 nm W)
KAMT - Alexander Salamon Airport (38 nm N)
KJKL - Julian Carroll Airport (39 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Wright
Photo taken 29-Sep-2017
looking north at 3,500 ft.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jun-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jun-2026 09:02:56 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Jun-2026 05:02:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KSYM | 090855Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM OVC100 22/22 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KSYM | 090539Z 0906/1006 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN110 PROB30 0909/0911 4SM -SHRA BKN060 FM091100 20006KT 5SM -SHRA OVC025 PROB30 0914/0918 4SM TSRA OVC015CB FM091800 22007KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN035 PROB30 0918/0921 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM092100 21006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040 PROB30 0921/1002 4SM -TSRA BKN015CB FM100500 22005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 PROB30 1005/1006 4SM TSRA BKN015CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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