# Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR / KMHR)

**Sacramento Mather Airport** (IATA: MHR, ICAO: KMHR) is a medium airport in Sacramento, California, United States. It opened in Jul 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,301 ft (3,445 m). In 2025 it handled 71 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmhr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MHR / KMHR
- FAA: MHR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Sacramento, California, United States
- Opened: Jul 1942
- Elevation: 98 ft / 30 m
- Coordinates: 38.5547, -121.2980
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 2
- Longest runway: 11,301 ft / 3,445 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 1 arrival
- Passengers: 71 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.sacramento.aero/mhr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Mather_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7396997
- Weather station: KMHR
- Ident: KMHR

## Timeline

- Jul 1942: Sacramento Mather Airport opens.
- 16 Feb 2000: Emery Worldwide Flight 17. 3 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04R/22L | 11,301 ft / 3,445 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 054° / 234° | yes |
| 04L/22R | 6,081 ft / 1,854 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 054° / 234° |  |

- Also 2 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00356AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 209 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 30 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 586 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 80 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 209 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 10 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 179 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 69 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 140 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 200 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 71 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 71 (2025) | #3,674 of 3,974 | #966 in North America | #717 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,301 ft / 3,445 m | =566 of 29,858 | =133 in North America | =110 in US |
| Elevation | 98 ft / 30 m | #36,956 of 43,403 | #16,763 in North America | #14,023 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | NORCAL APP/DEP | 127.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.325 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.850 |
| GND | GND | 121.850 |
| OPS | SPARTAN OPS | 34.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.650 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 123.075 |

## Nearby airports

- [MCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcc.md) McClellan Airfield · 9.6 mi / 15 km
- [SAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksac.md) Sacramento Executive Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [SUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksuu.md) Travis Air Force Base · 40 mi / 64 km
- [MYV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyv.md) Yuba County Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [BAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbab.md) Beale Air Force Base · 41 mi / 66 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/kmhr/data