FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28655 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21, REILS RYS 03 & 21, PAPIS RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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: | none | | 10 ft. trees, 342 ft. from runway, 102 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
6 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THLD AND 151 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: | ALEX NELSON
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 28 August 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download |
| LOC RWY 03 | |
download (383KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:26:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 17:26:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KMRN | 092221Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR SCT004 OVC009 02/02 A2979 RMK AO2
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KHKY
12nm E | 092212Z 05004KT 1 1/4SM RA BR OVC002 03/02 A2974 RMK AO2 P0003
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| TAF |
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KHKY
12nm E | 091752Z 0918/1018 09006KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC014 TEMPO 0918/0921 3SM -SHRA BR BKN009 FM092100 23006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM100100 VRB04KT 4SM -RAPL BKN007 OVC012 FM100400 28011KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM100600 29015G25KT P6SM SCT030 FM101500 30020G30KT P6SM SCT05
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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