FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RHP |
| Lat/Long: | 35-11-42.8270N / 083-51-46.9390W
35-11.713783N / 083-51.782317W
35.1952297 / -83.8630386
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| Elevation: | 1697 ft. / 517.2 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT REIL RY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
LCTD 0.5 MI NORTH OF WEST END OF RY 08/26. |
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 |
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| HRSr010/15.4 | | HARRIS VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
RY 8 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Obstructions: | 3 ft. other, 210 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
CROPS
HAS 3 FT CROPS 0-200 FT FROM THR 90 FT R. | | 4 ft. fence, 289 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left and right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
RWY 26 HAS 4FT FENCE 75 RIGHT AND LEFT OF RUNWAY AT THRESHOLD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ANDREWS, NC 28906
Phone 828-837-5527 |
| Manager: | DAN ELLIS
5840 AIRPORT ROAD
ANDREWS, NC 28906
Phone 828-321-5114 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 May 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| E99 | 22500 SQ FT HGR SPACE. |
| - | LOW FLYING MILITARY JET ACFT OVERFLY ARPT. CONTACT FSS. |
| - | TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | 4'-5' DITCH 75' FROM RWY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | RY 08 RR 390 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 260 FT FM THLD. |
| - | ARPT SURROUNDED BY HIGH TERRAIN. |
| - | RY 08 HAS -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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (324KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (33 nm NW)
KMMI - McMinn County Airport (36 nm W)
KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (37 nm N)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (43 nm N)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (44 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Harold Wade
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:22:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 12:22:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 131602Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A3015 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 131122Z 131212 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250 FM0100 21005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
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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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