Richton-Perry County Airport
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Richton-Perry County Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 / 31.31750°N 88.93500°W | ||||||||||
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  M59 Location of airport in Mississippi  M59 M59 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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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 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 May 3, 2023, the airport had 1,067 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 20 per week. At that time there were three single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]
In March 2015, the runway received $250,000 renovation and resurfacing.