AirNav: 9A9 - Shiflet Field Airport

9A9

Shiflet Field Airport
Marion, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	9A9
Lat/Long:	35-43-14.4470N 082-00-35.3910W 35-43.240783N 082-00.589850W 35.7206797,-82.0098308 (estimated)
Elevation:	1212 ft. / 369.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of MARION, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28752

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1937
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	RDO-CTL FOR BASED AIRCRAFT ONLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) RDO-CTL FOR BASED AIRCRAFT ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at FQD (18 nm S):	118.275 (828-287-6498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SUGr036/22.7		SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC		112.20		02W
BZMr263/38.5		BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME		113.75		06W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FIDDLERS	279/16.5	391	07W	FIQ	..-. .. --.-
HEMLOCK	196/26.7	320	02W	BAR	-... .- .-.
FIRST RIVER	330/34.5	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER	047/35.1	379	07W	BRA	-... .-. .-

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	3340 x 180 ft. / 1018 x 55 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition RY SUBJECT TO FLOODING AFT VERY HEAVY RAINS ON EAST END.
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. trees, 14 ft. from runway, 102 ft. left of centerline	57 ft. trees, 504 ft. from runway, 173 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARION AIRPORT COMMISSION PO BOX 1298 MARION, NC 28752 Phone 828-442-5500 FRANK ROUTH - SECRETARY/TREASURER
Manager:	WILL GLENN 2654 AIRPORT RD MARION, NC 28752 Phone 828-803-4019

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		59
Single engine airplanes:		55
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		1
Ultralights:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 83/week *
76%	local general aviation
23%	transient general aviation
1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 21 May 2021

Additional Remarks

-	LOW LYING FOG ON AIRFIELD DURING RAINY COOL WEATHER.
-	NUMEROUS OBSTNS IN APCH & PRIM SFCS.
-	HIGH TERRIAN ALL QUADRANTS.
-	HANGERS ARE SPACED CLOSER THAN NORMAL; SLOWER TAXI SPEEDS REQUIRED.
-	DEER ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
-	ARPT CLOSED AT NIGHT TO IN-TRANSIT TRAFFIC.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
-	RWY 10 HAS PRIVATE DRIVE CROSSING IN FRONT OF THR

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9A9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (18 nm S)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (30 nm E)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (34 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:23	10:23
Sunrise	06:50	10:50
Sunset	20:04	00:04
Evening civil twilight	20:31	00:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 13:44:46
Local (UTC-4)	19-Apr-2024 09:44:46

METAR

KFQD 19nm S	191325Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM -RA SCT090 OVC110 17/15 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
KMRN 20nm E	191325Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT075 BKN085 BKN110 19/13 A3005 RMK AO2 T01890126

TAF

KHKY 31nm E	191125Z 1912/2012 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM191800 24004KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB FM192100 25005KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1921/1924 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM200800 33003KT P6SM BKN022
KAVL 31nm SW	191125Z 1912/2012 00000KT P6SM VCSH OVC110 FM191400 31003KT P6SM BKN045 FM191700 30005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB FM192000 31007KT P6SM BKN045 TEMPO 1920/1921 4SM TSRA BR OVC020CB FM200400 33007KT P6SM BKN030 FM200600 34008KT P6SM BKN040

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