FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 24A |
| Lat/Long: | 35-19-02.7610N / 083-12-35.6990W
35-19.046017N / 083-12.594983W
35.3174336 / -83.2099164
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2857 ft. / 870.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of SYLVA, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28779 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG, |
| Pattern altitude: | 3857 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 1A5 (12 nm SW): | 118.225 (828-349-3156) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SOTr199/29.4 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| ODFr007/37.5 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BROAD RIVER | | 278/36.3 | | 379 | | 04W | | BRA | -... .-. .- |
| TOMOTLA | | 073/38.5 | | 335 | | 01W | | TTQ | - - --.- |
| LAKE KEOWEE | | 325/39.3 | | 408 | | 04W | | LQK | .-.. --.- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3003 x 50 ft. / 915 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY NUMBERS SMALLER THAN STANDARD. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 35-19.240817N | | 35-18.851217N |
| Longitude: | 083-12.781233W | | 083-12.408750W |
| Elevation: | 2856.7 ft. | | 2807.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 233 ft. from runway, 88 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+25 FT GROUND 120 FT R & L OF CNTRLN ADJ TO THLD. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JACKSON CO ARPT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 1666
CULLOWHEE, NC 28723
Phone 828-227-3435 |
| Manager: | TOM MCCLURE
P. O. BOX 1666
CULLOWHEE, NC 28723
Phone 828-227-3435 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 84/week * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 27 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MTN HAZARD BCN LGTS LOCATED ON MTN RANGE APPROX 1.7 MILES SSW OF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 24A.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRHP - Andrews-Murphy Airport (33 nm W)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (36 nm NW)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (39 nm SE)
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (42 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 17-Sep-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 03:14:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-May-2008 23:14:45 |
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| METAR |
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K1A5
12nm SW | 170303Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM SCT024 OVC029 12/07 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAVL
34nm E | 170016Z 170024 34010G20KT P6SM FEW015 SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 0004 SCT015 BKN025 FM0400 33010KT P6SM SCT025 FM1800 33008KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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