FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E40 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-39-07.4760N / 081-21-28.3100W
35-39.124600N / 081-21.471833W
35.6520767 / -81.3578639
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 985 ft. / 300 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of HICKORY, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28602 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1982 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
ARPT OPEN DALGT HRS ONLY. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at HKY (6 nm N): | 118.325 (828-322-2996) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (14 nm SE): | 119.675 (704-735-6954) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MRN (16 nm NW): | 124.175 (828-757-0788) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZMr210/14.2 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| CLTr329/34.1 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TAWBA | | 204/8.5 | | 332 | | 06W | | HK | .... -.- |
| LINCOLNTON | | 303/14.9 | | 432 | | 06W | | IZN | .. --.. -. |
| FIDDLERS | | 110/15.7 | | 391 | | 07W | | FIQ | ..-. .. --.- |
| FIRST RIVER | | 032/26.7 | | 417 | | 06W | | SLP | ... .-.. .--. |
| STONIA | | 347/29.3 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| WILKI | | 211/30.4 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| RUTHERFORD | | 063/34.3 | | 344 | | 05W | | RFE | .-. ..-. . |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2175 x 70 ft. / 663 x 21 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 34 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DISPLCD THLD. | | 64 ft. trees, 18 ft. from runway, 97 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 6:1 TO DISPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WILSON'S ESTATE
5284 PITTSTOWN ROAD
HICKORY, NC 28601 |
| Manager: | CLAUDE WILSON
814 6TH AVENUE, S.W.
HICKORY, NC 28602
Phone 828-322-6537 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/month * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 130 FT AGL UNMKD POWERLINES 1000 FT NORTH & EAST OF RY. |
| - | RY 35 SLOPES UPHILL. LAST HALF OF RY 17 SLOPES DOWNHILL - DEP END OF RY 35 IS 6 FT LOWER THAN OPPOSITE END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at E40.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (6 nm N)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (14 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (21 nm E)
14A - Lake Norman Airpark (22 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paige Straley
Photo taken 01-Nov-2011
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wilson's Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 14-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 05:19:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Feb-2012 00:19:07 |
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| METAR |
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KHKY
6nm N | 140453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00501083 401001061
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KIPJ
14nm SE | 140455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M06 A3009 RMK AO2
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KMRN
16nm NW | 140455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 02/M05 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHKY
6nm N | 131720Z 1318/1418 20007KT P6SM FEW230 FM140100 21003KT P6SM BKN130 FM140900 22003KT P6SM OVC080 FM141300 22007KT P6SM OVC060 FM141600 21011KT P6SM SCT050 OVC090
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