FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RHP |
| Lat/Long: | 35-11-42.8270N / 083-51-46.9390W 35-11.713783N / 083-51.782317W 35.1952297 / -83.8630386 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1699 ft. / 517.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ANDREWS, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RHP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0800-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT. MIRL RY 08/26 ON DUSK - DAWN. TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) LCTD 0.5 MI NORTH OF WEST END OF RY 08/26. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.675 (828-321-1049) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HRSr010/15.4 | | HARRIS VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+ FOR FUEL SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 828-321-5114. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.568370N | | 35-11.859175N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.305580W | | 083-51.259050W |
| Elevation: | 1682.0 ft. | | 1698.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 071 true | | 255 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. brush, 269 ft. from runway, 19 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear 3 FT CROPS AND 4 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FROM THR 90 FT RIGHT AND 80 LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 87 ft. trees, 1331 ft. from runway, 46 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear 3 FT BERM 32 FT FM THLD OFFSET 81 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY 75 PEACHTREE STREET MURPHY, NC 28906 Phone 828-837-5527 |
| Manager: | RICHARD PARKER 5840 AIRPORT ROAD ANDREWS, NC 28901 Phone 828-321-5114 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 73 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 October 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING MILITARY JET ACFT OVERFLY ARPT. |
| - | TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | 4-5 FT DITCH 75 FT FROM RY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | RY 08 RR 390 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 260 FT FM THLD. |
| - | ARPT SURROUNDED BY HIGH TERRAIN. |
| - | RY 08, 8 FT DROP-OFF, 108 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (366KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1A5 - Macon County Airport (22 nm E)
1A3 - Martin Campbell Field Airport (26 nm SW)
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (33 nm NW)
KMMI - McMinn County Airport (36 nm W)
KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (37 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:01:14 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:01:14 |
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| METAR |
| KRHP | 131055Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM RA BKN003 BKN017 OVC033 21/21 A2999 RMK AO2 T02060206
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| TAF |
KTYS 38nm N | 130941Z 1310/1406 24006KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 OVC250 FM131400 25010KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB OVC080 FM132000 27008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM140000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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