FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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 |
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: | 48 ft. trees, 1205 ft. from runway, 635 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 218 ft. from runway, 455 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Wright
Photo taken 29-Sep-2017
looking north at 3,500 ft.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 13-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 09:52 |
Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunset | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:28 | | 01:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jul-2025 01:10:42 |
Local (UTC-4) | 13-Jul-2025 21:10:42 |
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METAR |
KSYM | 140055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT048 SCT055 27/22 A3004 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSYM | 131720Z 1318/1418 24003KT P6SM SCT035 SCT200 PROB30 1318/1324 2SM TSRA OVC030CB FM140800 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 SCT035 SCT200 FM141300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 SCT200 FM141600 25005KT P6SM SCT030 SCT150 PROB30 1416/1418 2SM TSRA OVC030CB
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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