Southern Illinois Airport

IATA MDHICAO KMDHMedium airport

Southern Illinois Airport is a medium airport near Murphysboro in Illinois, United States. It is listed as IATA MDH and ICAO KMDH. The airport is located at 37.7781° / -89.2520° at an elevation of 125 m (411 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 1,983 m. The nearest airport is Memorial Hosp Of Carbondale Heliport, 6.3 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Southern Illinois Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Southern Illinois Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MDH`
ICAO code	`KMDH`
Local code	`MDH`
Identifier	`KMDH`
Type	Medium airport
City	Murphysboro
Region	Illinois
Country	United States
Coordinates	37.77810, -89.25200
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	37° 46′ 41.16″ N 89° 15′ 07.20″ W
Elevation	125 m (411 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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