Sacramento Mather Airport

Sacramento Mather Airport
USGS aerial photo as of 17 Aug 1998
IATA: MHR ICAO: KMHR FAA LID: MHR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Sacramento County
Serves	Sacramento, California
Elevation AMSL	98 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	38°33′14″N 121°17′51″W / 38.55389°N 121.29750°W / 38.55389; -121.29750
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4R/22L 11,301 3,445 Asphalt/Concrete 4L/22R 6,038 1,840 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 30 9 Asphalt H2 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 101,000 Based aircraft 152
Source: FAA and airport web page

Sacramento Mather Airport (IATA: MHR, ICAO: KMHR, FAA LID: MHR), also known as simply Mather Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of the central business district of Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is located on the site of the former Mather Air Force Base which was closed in 1993.

Sacramento Mather Airport covers an area of 2,875 acres (1,163 ha) at an elevation of 99 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 4L/22R is 6,040 by 150 feet (1,841 x 46 m) with an asphalt pavement; 4R/22L is 11,301 by 150 feet (3,445 x 46 m) with a concrete and asphalt surface. The airport also has two helipads: H1 is 30 x 30 ft. (9 x 9 m); H2 is 100 x 100 ft. (30 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 101,000 aircraft operations, an average of 276 per day: 55% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 16% scheduled commercial and 10% military. At that time there were 152 aircraft based at this airport: 23% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 2% jet, 24% helicopter and 27% military.