FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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. 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. |
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: | 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 | | |
| 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (328KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Western Carolina Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 13:34:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 08:34:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 121255Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM CLR M08/M14 A3031 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 121125Z 1212/1312 34007KT P6SM SCT040 FM121600 27008KT P6SM SKC FM130300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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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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