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KMRH · Michael J. Smith Field

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KMRH FAA MRH Elev 11 ft Lat 34° 44.02' N Lon 76° 39.64' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,004 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 068° 5,004 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
26 248° 5,004 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
03 25.2° 4,192 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
21 205.2° 4,192 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
14 132.7° 4,001 ft 100 ft ASP No 0.10%
32 312.7° 4,001 ft 100 ft ASP No 0.10%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.375
  • CLD CHERRY POINT CLNC 125.650
  • A/D CHERRY POINT APP/DEP 124.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 32 threshold displaced 490 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 32 threshold displaced 490 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21 and Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 08–26: H5004X100 (ASPH) D–60 MIRL RWY 08: REIL. PAPI(P2L…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03–21: H4192X150 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 03: PAPI(P2L)—GA…

  • Runway 32 threshold displaced 490 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 32: Thld dsplcd 490´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21 and Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21 and Rwy 08–26—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt and bird–dropped shells may cause FOD.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·302 NORTH CAROLINA BARRETTS MOUNTAIN N35º52.13´ W81º14.43´ NOTAM FILE RDU.
  • ·(H) (H) VOR/DME 113.75 BZM Chan 84(Y) 230º 10.6 NM to Hickory Rgnl. 1880/6W.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 08 and 26 opr continuously.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect, ctc amgr 252–728–1928.
  • ·Mil acft Rwy 08–26 required for noise abatement.
  • ·Avoid overflights of Beaufort Waterfront and Beaufort National Register Historic District.
  • ·For service after hours call 843–465–2846.
  • ·Skydiving operations – do not overfly arpt.
  • ·TPA—single engine 1000 ft AGL, twin engine 1500 ft AGL.
  • ·No line of sight btwn rwy ends.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 252-728-1928
  • ·ASOS 135.375 (252) 728–2055.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CHERRY POINT APP/DEP CON 132.575 CLNC DEL 125.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cherry Point Apch at 252-466-5960.
  • ·KINSTON (VL) (L) VORTAC 117.5 ISO Chan 122 N35º22.26´ W77º33.50´ 136º 58.4 NM to fld. 70/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 020º–025º byd 40 NM 040º–115º byd 40 NM 145º–155º byd 40 NM 175º–185º byd 40 NM 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ 200º–206º byd 40 NM 207º–214º byd 59 NM 215º–238º blo 3,500´ 215º–238º byd 6 NM 238º–258º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ 239º–265º byd 40 NM 280º–290º byd 40 NM 295º–308º byd 40 NM 309º–319º byd 31 NM 320º–325º byd 40 NM 335º–340º byd 40 NM 345º–347º byd 40 NM 348º–358º byd 20 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ DME unusable: 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: 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.
  • ·BILLY MITCHELL (See HATTERAS on page 321) CHARLOTTE L–25D CHARLOTTE H–9C, L–35B IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

1

8.3% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 51,680 ops in 1990

2024 total

43,800

10-yr total

438,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 85% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

6.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.57

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-10-18 Beech A23-24 · CFIT · day →
2024-07-21 Champion 7ECA · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2024-06-08 LANCAIR COMPANY LC42-550FG · Other · VMC · day →
2022-02-13 PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2011-09-05 HAINES JOSEPH E SHA-GLASAIR · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-05-12 American General Aircraft AG5B · Ground collision · day →
2000-07-10 Cessna 172L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-03-10 Cessna 172L · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1990-03-18 Cessna 150M · Other · night →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 30 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 56 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 63 nm
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 68 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 80 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 80 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 91 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 96 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 96 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 96 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Randall Lee Utsey Beaufort NC 1 nm
Kipling Ronald Davia Beaufort NC 1 nm
Tory Jack Roth Beaufort NC 1 nm
Bryan Jason Kibler Beaufort NC 1 nm
Jacob Thomas Piner Beaufort NC 1 nm
John Herbert Busby Jr Beaufort NC 1 nm
Owen Elliott Hopgood Beaufort NC 1 nm
Jerald Bill Gartman Morehead City NC 4 nm
Richard Glenn Shapero Morehead City NC 4 nm
Richard Edward Moritz Morehead City NC 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kipling Ronald Davia Beaufort NC 1 nm
Blane Jerome Jackson Beaufort NC 1 nm
Dyckman Waldron Baily V Beaufort NC 1 nm
Owen Elliott Hopgood Beaufort NC 1 nm
Wesley John Thompson Beaufort NC 1 nm
Charles A Fulton Iii Beaufort NC 1 nm
Marcus Jay Truskey Beaufort NC 1 nm
Michael Thomas Chunn Beaufort NC 1 nm
Douglas Wayne Merrell Jr Beaufort NC 1 nm
James Grady Lawrence Beaufort NC 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 67 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 111 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 113 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 123 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 123 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 130 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 130 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 131 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 133 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 159 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.