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KFQD Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FQD
Lat/Long: 35-25-41.6000N / 081-56-06.2800W
35-25.693333N / 081-56.104667W
35.4282222 / -81.9350778
(estimated)
Elevation: 1077 ft. / 328.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1995)
From city: 3 miles N of RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28139

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1975
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FQD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700
FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 828-287-0800.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RY 01 - CTAF AFTER 2200. PAPI RY 1 & 19 ON 24 HRS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.275 (828-287-6498)
GREER APPROACH: 119.4
GREER DEPARTURE: 119.4
WX AWOS-3 at EHO (19 nm SE): 118.425 (704-487-0100)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 119.575/257.9 (JONESVILLE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SUGr087/16.4SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W
SPAr001/23.7SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RUTHERFORD015/4.834405WRFE .-. ..-. .
FIRST RIVER309/19.541706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
FIDDLERS224/21.339107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
BROAD RIVER074/27.837904WBRA -... .-. .-
FAIRMONT009/31.624805WFRT ..-. .-. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 35-25.283163N35-26.105162N
Longitude: 081-56.136182W081-56.072835W
Elevation: 1057.1 ft.1077.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 009 magnetic, 004 true189 magnetic, 184 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 53 ft. trees, 1961 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear9 ft. trees, 259 ft. from runway, 148 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
42 FT TREES 159 FT FM THLD 207 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 12 FT TREES 43 FT FM THLD 191 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARPT AUTH
622 AIRPORT RD, STE 102
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800
Manager: GREG TURNER
622 AIRPORT RD
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800
ARPT FAX 828-286-1374.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 55
Single engine airplanes: 45
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Jet airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 92/day *
75% local general aviation
24% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 06 August 2008

Additional Remarks

100 FT DROPOFF 230 FT FM THLD RY 01; 0B.
DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (221KB)
LOC RWY 01   download (330KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (56KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (28 nm NE)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (30 nm W)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (33 nm NE)
 
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From to KFQD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5711:57
Sunrise07:2512:25
Sunset17:1422:14
Evening civil twilight17:4222:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Dec-2009 00:31:58
Local (UTC-5)  08-Dec-2009 19:31:58
 
METAR
KFQD 090020Z AUTO 35006KT 4SM DZ OVC015 04/02 A3006 RMK AO2 P0001
KEHO 
19nm SE 
090020Z AUTO 04005KT 5SM -RA OVC006 03/03 A3006 RMK AO2 P0003 T00300030
TAF
KAVL 
29nm W 
082338Z 0900/0924 17007KT 5SM -RA BR BKN009 OVC014 TEMPO 0901/0904 2SM RA BR BKN005 OVC010 FM090400 17007KT 2SM -RA BR OVC006 FM091000 19010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC012 WS020/21055KT FM091400 20014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN040 FM091700 24016G24KT P6SM
KHKY 
33nm NE 
082338Z 0900/0924 03007KT 5SM -RA BR BKN004 OVC008 TEMPO 0902/0906 2SM RA BR BKN002 OVC006 FM090600 06008KT 2SM -RA BR OVC003 FM091200 23008KT 5SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC012 WS020/21050KT FM091500 23012G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM091800 25018G28KT P6SM FEW0
KGSP 
35nm SW 
082338Z 0900/0924 05009KT 3SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC012 TEMPO 0901/0905 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN004 OVC008 FM090500 04008KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 FM091000 24008KT 5SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC012 WS020/21045KT FM091500 24015G25KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM091900 24017G27KT P6SM
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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 Leading Edge Aviation, LLC
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
57 Alpha Cafe 828-286-1677
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SUPER 8 SPINDALE FRST CITY RF 5.5 50-55

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