Plymouth Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPMZ, FAA LID: PMZ) is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Plymouth, in Washington County, North Carolina, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
Plymouth Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Washington County | ||||||||||
Serves | Plymouth, North Carolina | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°48′39″N 076°45′30″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PMZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned PMZ to Palmar Sur Airport in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica[4]).
Plymouth Municipal Airport covers an area of 390 acres (160 ha) at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 75 feet (1,676 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending November 21, 2008, the airport had 11,275 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 80% general aviation, 18% military, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15% multi-engine and 8% helicopter.[1]
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