FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7A8 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-40.4530N / 081-59-44.4100W
35-56.674217N / 081-59.740167W
35.9445703 / -81.9956694
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2750 ft. / 838.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| 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: | 0800-1700, ALL SUN 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HMVr172/30.3 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
| SUGr024/34.9 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
| BZMr283/37.0 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 16/34 RY 16 PREFERRED FOR TKOFS - RY 34 PREFERRED FOR LNDGS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Gradient: | 1.6% | | 1.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. trees, 1346 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
HIGH GROUND LEFT OF CNTRLN STARTING AT 60 FT FROM RY CENTERLINE +15 FT HIGH 0-100 FT FM THLD. | | 145 ft. trees, 1238 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 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 828-733-8200 |
| Manager: | RICHARD SPITLER
400 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD, 360 SHELTER ROCK CIRCLE
SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777
Phone 828-766-7661 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 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 20 June 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT RESTRICTED TO VFR ONLY. |
| - | ARPT CLSD AT NIGHT. |
| - | RWY 34 MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOVE RWY ELEVATION- 6000' FROM RWY END- 650' ABOVE RWY ELEVATION- ON CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 34 HAS UPHILL GRADE. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | RY 34 HAS 60 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FROM THLD. RY 16 HAS 40 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FROM THLD. |
| - | ARPT PHONE NR 828-761-7661. |
| - | 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)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (32 nm E)
KTRI - Tri-Cities Regional Airport (38 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-May-2007
from 12,000 feet MSL
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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 10-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 23:21:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-May-2008 19:21:36 |
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| METAR |
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KTNB
23nm NE | 102302Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A2989 RMK AO2
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KFQD
32nm S | 102251Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A2978 RMK AO2
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KHKY
32nm E | 102253Z 01003KT 10SM CLR 26/08 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP070 T02610083
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KTRI
38nm NW | 102253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02220072
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KHKY
32nm E | 101742Z 101818 33006KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM2300 04006KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM0500 07005KT 6SM BR SCT050 BKN250 FM0900 09007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM1200 09008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC012 FM1500 10006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC006
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KTRI
38nm NW | 101721Z 101818 29007KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM0100 VRB02KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM1100 13005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC090 FM1700 24012G20KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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