Laurinburg-Maxton Airport
| Laurinburg–Maxton Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Laurinburg–Maxton Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Maxton, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Stewartsville Township, Scotland County | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 220 ft / 67.1 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′31″N 079°21′57″W / 34.79194°N 79.36583°WCoordinates: 34°47′31″N 079°21′57″W / 34.79194°N 79.36583°W | ||||||||||||||
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Laurinburg–Maxton Airport (IATA: MXE, ICAO: KMEB, FAA LID: MEB) is a public use airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Maxton and east of Laurinburg. Maxton is located primarily in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA while Laurinburg is in Scotland County, North Carolina, USA as is the airport proper. This general aviation airport covers 4,290 acres (1,736 ha) and has two runways. It is home of the United States Army Parachute team Golden Knights.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Laurinburg–Maxton Airport is assigned MEB by the FAA and MXE by the IATA (which assigned MEB to Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). The airport's ICAO identifier is KMEB.
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