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43A Montgomery County Airport
Star, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 43A
Lat/Long: 35-23-04.7560N / 079-47-24.9435W
35-23.079267N / 079-47.415725W
35.3846544 / -79.7902621
(estimated)
Elevation: 628 ft. / 191.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 27356

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1965
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at HBI (17 nm N): 119.275 (336-626-7933)
WX AWOS-3 at VUJ (18 nm W): 128.175 (704-986-2097)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SDZr319/14.2SANDHILLS VORTAC111.8003W
LIBr202/27.0LIBERTY VORTAC113.0003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CITY LAKE178/20.226608WCQJ -.-. --.- .---
MACKALL331/26.127806WHFF .... ..-. ..-.
SILER CITY222/27.737107WTOX - --- -..-
ROSCOE359/32.337507WRCZ .-. -.-. --..
CHERAW013/38.740908WCQW -.-. --.- .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 11.4
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 35-22.772217N35-23.386317N
Longitude: 079-47.562950W079-47.268500W
Elevation: 571.9 ft.632.2 ft.
Gradient: 1.5%1.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no460 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 878 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear37 ft. trees, 323 ft. from runway, 126 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PO BOX 425
TROY, NC 27371
Phone 910-576-4221
Manager: DON BENNETT
262 AIRPORT ROAD
STAR, NC 27356
Phone 910-428-9882
ARPT PHONE 910-428-9882.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 11
Multi engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 92/week *
42% transient general aviation
31% military
27% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 August 2007

Additional Remarks

DEER OCCASIONALLY ON RWY.
40 FT PLINE 350-750 FT FM THLD RY 21 ACROSS & L OF CNTRLN.
20-25 FT DEPRESSED AREA 180 FT S OF RY 03 THLD ON CNTRLN.
RY 03 HAS UPHILL GRADE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 43A.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHBI - Asheboro Regional Airport (17 nm N)
KVUJ - Stanly County Airport (18 nm W)
KSOP - Moore County Airport (22 nm SE)
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
KHFF - Mackall Army Airfield (25 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1312:13
Sunset17:5422:54
Evening civil twilight18:2023:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 00:51:48
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 19:51:48
 
METAR
KHBI 
17nm N 
092304Z AUTO 11004KT 4SM RA BKN005 BKN014 OVC055 05/02 A2976 RMK AO2
KVUJ 
18nm W 
100020Z AUTO 36003KT 4SM OVC005 04/04 A2971 RMK AO2
KSOP 
22nm SE 
100035Z AUTO 10006KT 2 1/2SM OVC004 04/03 A2971 RMK AO1
KAFP 
26nm SW 
100020Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC004 05/05 A2972 RMK AO2 T00510052
KHFF 
26nm SE 
091455Z 12004KT 8SM BKN034 OVC043 05/00 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP188 WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG/SLP ESTMD P0000 60000 T00520001 58006
KRCZ 
30nm S 
100020Z AUTO 08004KT 5SM BR OVC003 06/05 A2972 RMK AO2 T00550045
TAF
KGSO 
44nm N 
092322Z 1000/1024 04005KT 1SM -RA BR OVC003 TEMPO 1000/1002 4SM BR FM100200 VRB05KT 5SM BR OVC003 FM100800 28015G25KT P6SM FEW040 FM101300 28025G40KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1017/1021 29030G50KT
KINT 
49nm NW 
092322Z 1000/1024 03005KT 3SM -RA BR OVC003 TEMPO 1000/1002 5SM BR FM100200 VRB05KT 5SM BR OVC003 FM100800 28015G25KT P6SM FEW040 FM101300 28025G40KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1017/1021 29030G50KT
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Montgomery County Aviation 910-428-9882
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, ...

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100LL
FS $4.56 
PS $4.56 
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