Union County Airport (Ohio)

Union County Airport (ICAO: KMRT, FAA LID: MRT) is a public use airport in Union County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is owned by the Union County Airport Authority and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Marysville, Ohio.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Union County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerUnion County Airport Authority
ServesMarysville, Ohio
Elevation AMSL1,021 ft / 311 m
Coordinates40°13′29″N 083°21′06″W
Map
MRT is located in Ohio
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Location of airport in Ohio/United States
MRT is located in the United States
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MRT (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 4,218 1,286 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations31,886
Based aircraft45

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned MRT by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned MRT to Moroak, Northern Territory, Australia).[4][5]

Facilities and aircraft

Union County Airport covers an area of 54 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 1,021 feet (311 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,218 by 75 feet (1,286 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 5, 2012, the airport had 31,886 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day: 88% general aviation, 10% military, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 40 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter, and 1 ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MRT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
  3. "Union County Airport (FAA: MRT, ICAO: KMRT, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  4. "Moroak Airport, NT, Australia (IATA: MRT)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  5. "IATA Airport Code Search (MRT: Moroak)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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