Richton-Perry County Airport

Richton-Perry County Airport (FAA LID: M59) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Richton, a city in Perry County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Richton-Perry County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Richton
ServesRichton, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL167 ft / 51 m
Coordinates31°19′03″N 088°56′06″W
Map
M59
Location of airport in Mississippi
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations1,400
Based aircraft2

Facilities and aircraft

Richton-Perry County Airport covers an area of 55 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 167 feet (51 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 17, 2011, the airport had 1,400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 116 per month. At that time there were two single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

In March 2015, the runway received $250,000 renovation and resurfacing.

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for M59 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
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