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9A9 Shiflet Field Airport
Marion, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTENDED
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
SUGr036/22.7SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W
BZMr263/38.5BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIDDLERS279/16.539107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
RUTHERFORD358/22.534405WRFE .-. ..-. .
HEMLOCK196/26.732002WBAR -... .- .-.
FIRST RIVER330/34.541706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER044/35.137904WBRA -... .-. .-
ELIZABETHTON163/37.927502WEZT . --.. -

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
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: leftleft
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 568 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear44 ft. trees, 140 ft. from runway, 123 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 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: BILLY TYNDALL
2654 AIRPORT RD
MARION, NC 28752
Phone 973-865-9241

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 59
Single engine airplanes: 55
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 83/week *
76% local general aviation
23% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 16 August 2012

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.

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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Aerial photo of 9A9 (Shiflet Field Airport)
Photo by Rob "Smokey" Ray in Harmon Rocket N760RF
Photo taken 11-Sep-2011
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From to 9A9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1910:19
Sunrise06:4610:46
Sunset20:1900:19
Evening civil twilight20:4700:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 12:10:47
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 08:10:47
 
METAR
7A8 
13nm N 
SuperAWOS
131135Z AUTO 00000KT 3 1/2SM 18/17 A3005
KFQD 
19nm S 
131155Z AUTO 12004KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 21/21 A2994 RMK AO2 6//// 7//// T02060206
KMRN 
20nm E 
131155Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 21/21 A2998 RMK AO2 T02130213 10215 20199
TAF
KHKY 
31nm E 
131120Z 1312/1412 00000KT 3/4SM BR BKN002 OVC008 FM131330 26003KT 6SM BR SCT008 BKN012 FM131430 25006KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 1318/1321 27010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN030CB FM140000 31006KT P6SM BKN040
KAVL 
31nm SW 
131120Z 1312/1412 33003KT 1/2SM FG BKN002 OVC015 FM131300 31004KT 5SM -SHRA BKN004 BKN015 OVC025 FM131500 32007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 TEMPO 1315/1318 33010G15KT 3SM TSRA BKN020CB FM131800 30008KT P6SM BKN035 FM140500 34004KT 4SM BR BKN004
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Shiflet Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL MARION 1.3 57-67

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Shiflet Field Airport

4 in Marion
6 in Morganton
2 in Black Mountain
 

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