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28NR

Dry Pond Airport
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	28NR
Lat/Long:	35-20-51.0000N 081-59-42.0000W 35-20.850000N 081-59.700000W 35.3475000,-81.9950000 (estimated)
Elevation:	1130 ft. / 344 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles SW of RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	28139

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2016
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FQD (6 nm NE):

118.275 (828-287-6498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SUGr107/13.8		SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC		112.20		02W
SPAr352/19.1		SPARTANBURG VORTAC		115.70		02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FIRST RIVER	292/20.2	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER	086/23.7	379	07W	BRA	-... .-. .-
FIDDLERS	223/26.9	391	07W	FIQ	..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1450 x 75 ft. / 442 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	trees	trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RUSSELL HYDE 601 J.J. GUFFEY ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-429-9356
Manager:	RUSSELL HYDE 601 J.J. GUFFEY ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-429-9356

Additional Remarks

-	APRT IN TFC PAT OF RUTHERFORDTON COUNTY ARPT (3 NM NE) CTAF: 122.8
-	TAKEOFF RWY 08 - LANDING RWY 26
-	HIGH TERRAIN WEST.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 28NR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (6 nm NE)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (26 nm S)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (27 nm W)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (29 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	12:01
Sunrise	07:28	12:28
Sunset	17:56	22:56
Evening civil twilight	18:23	23:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Feb-2026 14:00:21
Local (UTC-5)	02-Feb-2026 09:00:21

METAR

KFQD 5nm NE	021335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M15 A3026 RMK AO2
KSPA 19nm S	021335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M16 A3027 RMK AO2

TAF

KAVL 27nm W	021125Z 0212/0312 35006KT P6SM FEW050 FM030000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM030600 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250
KGSP 29nm S	021125Z 0212/0312 28006KT P6SM FEW080 FM021600 22006KT P6SM FEW060 FM030000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250

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