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
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: M59
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Richton
Serves	Richton, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL	167 ft / 51 m
Coordinates	31°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 operations 1,400 Based aircraft 2
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

• List of airports in Mississippi

References

External links

• Aerial image as of February 1996 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for M59
  • AirNav airport information for M59
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for M59