FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:11:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:11:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KMRN | 131155Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 21/21 A2998 RMK AO2 T02130213 10215 20199
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KHKY
12nm E | 131153Z 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 22/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP113 70078 T02170211 10222 20211 55006
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KHKY
12nm 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
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| NOTAMs |
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