# Mc Pherson Airport (5IS9)

**Mc Pherson Airport** (FAA: 5IS9) is a small airport in Carthage, Illinois, United States. It opened in Feb 1972. It has one runway, 1,800 ft (549 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5is9

## At a glance

- FAA: 5IS9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Carthage, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Feb 1972
- Elevation: 640 ft / 195 m
- Coordinates: 40.3306, -91.0501
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 ft / 549 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35279154
- Weather station: KEOK
- Ident: 5IS9

## Timeline

- Feb 1972: Mc Pherson Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 ft / 549 m | =26,165 of 29,858 | =12,889 in North America | =11,401 in US |
| Elevation | 640 ft / 195 m | =24,592 of 43,403 | =11,802 in North America | =9,823 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [IS51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/is51.md) Schilson Field · 12 mi / 19 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5is9/data