FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRH |
| Lat/Long: | 34-44-01.5310N 076-39-37.2770W 34-44.025517N 076-39.621283W 34.7337586,-76.6603547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 10.1 ft. / 3.1 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 |
| 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 843-465-2846. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: SINGLE ENGINE 1000 FT AGL, TWIN ENGINE 1500 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 & RWY 08/26 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 08 & 26 OPER CONSLY. |
| 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: | 132.575 [0630-2300] |
| CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE: | 132.575 [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 |
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: | 5004 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.987585N | | 34-44.296187N |
| Longitude: | 076-40.143842W | | 076-39.217192W |
| Elevation: | 6.4 ft. | | 9.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 068 true | | 256 magnetic, 248 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 289 ft. |
| 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 right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. boat, 1000 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear 7 FT BRUSH 100-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 109 FT R OF CNTRLN. | | 20 ft. road, 325 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4192 x 150 ft. / 1278 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.647803N | | 34-44.272613N |
| Longitude: | 076-39.714480W | | 076-39.356975W |
| Elevation: | 6.0 ft. | | 6.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 025 true | | 213 magnetic, 205 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 864 ft. | | 516 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 312 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear 9 FT FENCE 191 FT FM END OF RWY BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. | | 43 ft. trees, 1125 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear 13 FT TREES 63 FT FM END OF RWY OFFSET 165 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 14/32 CLSD. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 34-44.171438N | | 34-43.725350N |
| Longitude: | 076-39.931157W | | 076-39.342540W |
| Elevation: | 6.1 ft. | | 10.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 133 true | | 321 magnetic, 313 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 490 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD ARPT AUTH 180 AIRPORT ROAD BEAUFORT, NC 28516 Phone 252-728-1928 |
| Manager: | JANIE MASON 180 AIRPORT ROAD BEAUFORT, NC 28516 Phone 252-728-1928 |
Additional Remarks
| A57-32 | APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THR DUE TO 61 FT TREES 995 FT FM DSPLCD THR OFFSET 85 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BTWN RWY ENDS. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT AND BIRD-DROPPED SHELLS MAY CAUSE FOD. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC AMGR 252-728-1928. |
| - | AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF BEAUFORT WATERFRONT AND BEAUFORT NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHERRY POINT APCH AT 252-466-5960. |
| - | MIL ACFT RWY 08/26 REQUIRED FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. |
| - | SKYDIVING OPERATIONS - DO NOT OVERFLY ARPT. |
| - | DUE TO VOLUME OF MIL TFC AND TRNG RCMD ALL ACFT USING MRH CTC CHERRY POINT APP 132.57 AB AND 125.65 PRIOR TO MRH DEP. |
| A58-14 | 10 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 171 FT R OF CNTRLN, AND 11 FT TREES 43 FT FM THR OFFSET 206 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
| A52-14 | 45 FT MAST HGT. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (277KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (268KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (364KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNKT - Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (Cunningham Field) Airport (15 nm NW)
KEWN - Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KNCA - New River Marine Corps Air Station (McCutcheon Field) Airport (38 nm W)
W95 - Ocracoke Island Airport (41 nm NE)
KOAJ - Albert J Ellis Airport (47 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Brian Corley
Photo taken 20-Jan-2015
looking southeast.
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Times for 06-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 22:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Nov-2025 16:47:38 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Nov-2025 11:47:38 |
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| METAR |
| KMRH | 061558Z AUTO 03012G21KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01830072
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KNKT 14nm NW | 061555Z 04012KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01830056
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KNJM 18nm W | 061551Z AUTO 03010G18KT 7SM CLR 18/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01830078 $
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KNBT 19nm NE | 061551Z AUTO 02013G18KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01720056 $
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| TAF |
KNKT 14nm NW | 0615/0715 05015G20KT 9999 SKC QNH3015INS BECMG 0618/0720 06010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS FM062100 VRB06KT 9999 SCT008 QNH3010INS BECMG 0713/0715 13007KT 9999 FEW065 QNH3009INS TX18/0618Z TN07/0705Z
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| NOTAMs |
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