Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport

Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (ICAO: KSYM, FAA LID: SYM), is a public airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Morehead, a city in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board.^[1]

Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KSYM FAA LID: SYM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board
Serves	Morehead, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL	1,028 ft / 313 m
Coordinates	38°12′54″N 083°35′15″W / 38.21500°N 83.58750°W / 38.21500; -83.58750 (Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (SYM))
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

The airport board began construction on this airport in 2003, in order to accommodate a longer runway than the existing Morehead-Rowan County Airport (FAA LID: I32) at 38°08′00″N 83°32′17″W / 38.13333°N 83.53806°W / 38.13333; -83.53806 (Morehead-Rowan County Airport (I32)).^[2] The new airport opened in 2007, which resulted in the closure of the old airport.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport covers an area of 325 acres (132 ha) which contains one runway designated 2/20 with a 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) asphalt surface.^[1]

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for M97 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for I32 PDF, effective 2007-12-20
3. Morehead-Rowan County Airport: Services 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

<http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=SYM&CFID=12642447&CFTOKEN=65150842>

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for SYM, effective June 15, 2023
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for SYM
  • AirNav airport information for SYM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for SYM