FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
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| SUGr036/22.7 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
| BZMr263/38.5 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
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: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 568 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 44 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 |
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| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rob "Smokey" Ray in Harmon Rocket N760RF
Photo taken 11-Sep-2011
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Shiflet Field Airport 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 | | 07:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 23:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 19:54:23 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 15:54:23 |
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| METAR |
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7A8
13nm N | SuperAWOS
161855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 19/12 A3006
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KFQD
19nm S | 161655Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM SCT025 21/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T02080135
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KMRN
20nm E | 161655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A3010 RMK AO2 T02020127
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KHKY
31nm 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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KAVL
31nm SW | 161135Z 1612/1712 00000KT 1SM BR OVC002 TEMPO 1612/1613 1/4SM FG VV001 FM161400 00000KT 3SM BR BKN005 FM161500 00000KT P6SM BKN050 FM170700 28003KT P6SM OVC019 FM171100 21003KT 2SM -SHRA OVC019
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