Airport type Public 5,717 1,743 Code MOR Phone +1 423-586-2483 | Owner City of Morristown Elevation AMSL 1,313 ft / 400 m 1,743 Asphalt Elevation 400 m | |
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Address 5233 Old Hwy 11E, Morristown, TN 37814, USA | ||
Morristown Regional Airport (IATA: MOR, ICAO: KMOR, FAA LID: MOR) (formerly called Moore–Murrell Airport) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Morristown, a city in Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. It was opened in 1953. The manager of the airport was Evelyn Johnson until her death on May 10, 2012.
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Morristown Regional Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 1,313 feet (400 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,717 by 100 feet (1,743 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 22, 2009, the airport had 46,000 aircraft operations, an average of 126 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 67.5% single-engine, 25% multi-engine, 5% jet and 2.5% helicopter.
Also on site is Tennessee College of Applied Technology's Aviation Maintenance campus, occupying the terminal building and adjacent hangar.
Construction
The original airport terminal building, constructed in 1953, was demolished on April 28, 2009. Airport operations are currently run out of a temporary facility on the east end of the field. A new, more modern terminal is under construction on the site of the original facility. It is expected to open some time in 2010.