FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRN |
| Lat/Long: | 35-49-12.8410N / 081-36-41.0830W
35-49.214017N / 081-36.684717W
35.8202336 / -81.6114119
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1270 ft. / 387.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2005) |
| From city: | 6 miles NE of MORGANTON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28655 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-SUNSET, ALL SUN 0900-SUNSET |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21, REILS RYS 03 & 21, PAPIS RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.175 (828-757-0788) |
| WX ASOS at HKY (12 nm SE): | 118.325 (828-322-2996) |
- APCH/P DEP/P SERVICE PROVIDED BY ATLANTA ARTCC (HICKORY RCAG) ON FREQS 125.15/263.0.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZMr267/18.3 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
AFTER HOURS FUEL OR SERVICE CALL 828-757-0099 |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 75 ft. / 1676 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SOUTHEAST. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-48.798720N | | 35-49.629288N |
| Longitude: | 081-36.907503W | | 081-36.461800W |
| Elevation: | 1230.4 ft. | | 1269.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% UP | | 0.4% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 024 true | | 211 magnetic, 204 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 3 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 76 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
6 FT TREES 87 FT FM THLD OFFSET 88 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 3 FT TREES 149 FT FM THLD OFFSET 4 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 5 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 90 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN | | 13 ft. trees, 287 ft. from runway, 141 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
8 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 145 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FOOTHILLS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORIT
PO BOX 3448
MORGANTON, NC 28680
Phone 828-757-0099 |
| Manager: | BRENT BRINKLEY
3566 MORGANTON LENOIR ARPT AVE
MORGANTON, NC 28655
Phone 828-757-0099 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 73 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 47/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 03, 100 FT DROPOFF 330 FT FM THLD AND 80 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN ALONG FIRST 1000 FT OF RY. |
| - | RY 21, 30 FT DROPOFF 400 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 10 FT DROPOFF 50 FT FM THLD AND 150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| - | GLIDER ACTVTY DALGT HRS. |
| - | DEER & COYOTE ON & INVOF 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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (284KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (282KB) |
| LOC RWY 03 | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (12 nm SE)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field (28 nm SW)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (30 nm SE)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (32 nm E)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (34 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 18:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 19:55:25 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 15:55:25 |
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| METAR |
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| KMRN | 161655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A3010 RMK AO2 T02020127
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KHKY
12nm E | 161653Z 21003KT 10SM SCT030 20/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02000128
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KHKY
12nm 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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| NOTAMs |
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