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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: MRH
Lat/Long: 34-44-01.5312N / 076-39-37.2790W
34-44.025520N / 076-39.621317W
34.7337587 / -76.6603553
(estimated)
Elevation: 11 ft. / 3.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1985)
From city: 1 mile N of BEAUFORT, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 252-728-2323.
Pattern altitude: TPA FOR SINGLE ENGINE IS 1,000 FT AND TWIN ENGINE IS 1,500 FT.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RY 03/21; PAPI RY 03/21; MIRL RY 03/21; PAPI RY 08/26; MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
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: 5003 x 100 ft. / 1525 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: 34-43.987833N34-44.296333N
Longitude: 076-40.143833W076-39.217333W
Elevation: 6.5 ft.8.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 068 true256 magnetic, 248 true
Displaced threshold: no290 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 17 ft. brush, 417 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 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 147 ft. / 1277 x 45 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: leftright
Runway heading: 033 magnetic, 025 true213 magnetic, 205 true
Displaced threshold: 864 ft.516 ft.
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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 16 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 17:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.		78 ft. trees, 1126 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

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: 076-39.931080W076-39.342403W
Elevation: 6.0 ft.9.9 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
45 FT MAST HEIGHT		53 ft. trees, 345 ft. from runway, 138 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
22 FT TREES 160 FT FM THLD OFFSET 157 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 252-728-1928
Manager: JOHN P BETTS
P.O. BOX 875
BEAUFORT, NC 28516
Phone 252-728-1928

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 69
Single engine airplanes: 59
Multi engine airplanes: 9
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 120/day *
77% local general aviation
9% transient general aviation
9% air taxi
6% military
* for 12-month period ending 27 April 2012

Additional Remarks

- NO LINE OF SIGHT BTWN RY ENDS.
- DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC AMGR 252-728-1928.
- AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF BEAUFORT WATERFRONT AND BEAUFORT NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT.

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (245KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (257KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (220KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (227KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (249KB)
NDB RWY 14   download (244KB)
NDB RWY 21   download (228KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (39KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (141KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4910:49
Sunrise07:1411:14
Sunset18:3022:30
Evening civil twilight18:5622:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 19:44:46
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 15:44:46
 
METAR
KMRH 161658Z AUTO 36006KT 9SM OVC010 22/20 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02220200 TSNO
KNKT 
14nm NW 		161654Z 36008KT 10SM OVC010 22/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02170183
KNJM 
18nm W 		161657Z 35007KT 10SM OVC012 23/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02280178 $
TAF
KNKT 
14nm NW 		1611/1709 36009KT 9999 BKN010 532409 533308 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1611/1613 2400 BR OVC005 BECMG 1613/1615 01008KT BKN020 BKN050 530008 532409 533308 QNH2990INS FM162100 VRB05KT 9999 BKN030 BKN060 500000 QNH2989INS FM170400 00000KT 9999 BKN060 BKN100 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1704/1709 3200 BR T17/1611Z T24/1620Z AMD 1111
KNJM 
18nm W 		1521/1621 36009KT 9999 BKN010 OVC015 QNH2997INS BECMG 1602/1604 35006KT 8000 BR BKN008 OVC010 QNH3000INS BECMG 1615/1617 03008KT 9999 BKN010 BKN015 QNH2998INS T16/1610Z/T22/1620Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Southern Air
 UNICOM 122.80
252-728-2323
[web site]
[email]		 Located on the southern tip of the Outer Banks in Beaufort, the third oldest town in North Carolina, is the Michael J. Smith Airport. Come experience hospitality at its finest while flying over the beautiful Crystal Coast.

More info about Southern Air
Shell
100LL Jet A
FS $6.15 $5.85 
 Updated 09-Oct-2013
  
   6 read write
FS=Full service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Tailwind Aviation LLC
 252-515-4081
[web site]		 Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft interiors, Aircraft cleaning / washing / detailing, ...

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on airport  
   9 read write
 

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 70-80
QUALITY HOTEL MOREHEAD CITY 4.8 130-131
HAMPTON INN & SUITES-ATLANTIC BEACH 7.7 169-184
 

Other hotels near Michael J. Smith Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN MOREHEAD CITY 6.0 139-159

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

4 in Morehead City
1 in Atlantic Beach
1 in Beaufort
5 in Havelock
 

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