FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7A8 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-43.4000N / 081-59-46.6000W
35-56.723333N / 081-59.776667W
35.9453889 / -81.9962778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2750 ft. / 838.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of SPRUCE PINE, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28777 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT 1100-1800, ALL SUN 1300-1800, ALL TUE-FRI 0900-1700
CLSD MONDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HMVr172/30.2 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
| SUGr024/35.0 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
| BZMr283/37.0 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
JET A WITH ADDITIVE PREMIXED. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Gradient: | N |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 17/35 RY 17 PREFERRED FOR TKOFS - RY 35 PREFERRED FOR LNDGS. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.955067N | | 35-56.491233N |
| Longitude: | 081-59.881405W | | 081-59.670280W |
| Elevation: | 2744.0 ft. | | 2710.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.6% | | 1.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 160 true | | 346 magnetic, 340 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 110 ft. trees, 1369 ft. from runway, 237 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 86 ft. trees, 1299 ft. from runway, 231 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AVERY COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY
P O BOX 927
NEWLAND, NC 28657
Phone 828-733-8202 |
| Manager: | RYAN MONTAGUE
400 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD
SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777
Phone 828-766-8187
CELL PHONE 828-467-1914. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 17% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | VFR OPS ONLY. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS, DAYLIGHT VFR OPS ONLY, RY 35 UPHILL GRADE, RY 17 RGT TRAFFIC PREFERRED FOR TAKEOFF. |
| - | MILITARY OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GRAVEL MINING OPS WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO RY. |
| - | RY 35 HAS 220+ FT TREES AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 2,200FT FM THLD OFFSET 400 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 17-35 PAEW ADJ. |
| - | RY 35 MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 6000 FT FM RY END AND 650 FT ABOVE RY ELEVATION ON CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 35 HAS 60 FT DROPOFF 250 FT FROM THLD AND 60 FT DROPOFF 150 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. RY 17 HAS 40 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FROM THLD. |
| - | FBO SVC AVBL. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7A8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (20 nm E)
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (30 nm N)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Max Grogan
Photo taken 25-Oct-2009
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Avery County Airport (Morrison Field) that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 20:00:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 16:00:55 |
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| METAR |
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| 7A8 | SuperAWOS
161935Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM 19/12 A3004
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KHKY
32nm E | 161325Z 1613/1712 22003KT P6SM FEW001 SCT015 BKN250 TEMPO 1614/1616 BKN015 FM161600 23005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM170200 23003KT P6SM BKN070
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KTRI
38nm NW | 161130Z 1612/1712 00000KT P6SM SCT040 SCT110 FM161400 00000KT P6SM BKN035 OVC100 FM161800 24005KT P6SM OVC070 FM170200 00000KT P6SM OVC070 FM170600 00000KT 4SM BR OVC050 TEMPO 1709/1712 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC025
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