Foothills Regional Airport

IATA MRNICAO KMRNSmall airfield

Foothills Regional Airport is a small airfield near Morganton in North Carolina, United States. It is listed as IATA MRN and ICAO KMRN. The airport is located at 35.8202° / -81.6114° at an elevation of 387 m (1,270 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,676 m. The nearest airport is Lanni Field, 7.7 km (5 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Foothills Regional Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Foothills Regional Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MRN`
ICAO code	`KMRN`
Local code	`MRN`
Identifier	`KMRN`
Type	Small airfield
City	Morganton
Region	North Carolina
Country	United States
Coordinates	35.82020, -81.61140
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	35° 49′ 12.73″ N 81° 36′ 41.03″ W
Elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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