Meridian Regional Airport

Meridian Regional Airport

Key Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMeridian Airport Authority
ServesMeridian, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL297 ft / 91 m
Coordinates32°19′57″N 088°45′07″W / 32.33250°N 88.75194°W / 32.33250; -88.75194
WebsiteMeridianAirport.com
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MEI is located in Mississippi
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Location of airport in Mississippi
MEI is located in the United States
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MEI (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 10,003 3,049 Asphalt/Concrete
4/22 4,599 1,402 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations85,250
Based aircraft75
Sources: Airport[1] and FAA[2]

Meridian Regional Airport[1] (IATA: MEI[3], ICAO: KMEI, FAA LID: MEI) is a joint civil-military public use airport located at Key Field, a joint-use public/military airfield.[2] It is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Meridian, a city in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.[2] The Meridian Airport Authority owns the airport.[2] At 10,003 feet (3,049 m), Key Field is home to the longest public use runway in Mississippi.[4] It is mostly used for general aviation and military traffic, but it is also served by one commercial airline with scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Meridian Regional Airport had 19,599 passengers board (enplanements) in 2008,[5] 18,560 in 2009, and 16,871 in 2010.[6] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service facility.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Meridian Regional Airport". Meridian Airport Authority. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MEI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (MEI: Meridian / Key Field)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Meridian Regional Airport - Facts". Meridian Airport Authority. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.