FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-2100, ALL SUN 1000-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21, REIL RY 03 & PAPI 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: | NORTHEAST.
SOUTHEAST. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-48.798700N | | 35-49.629333N |
| Longitude: | 081-36.907633W | | 081-36.461800W |
| Elevation: | 1248.0 ft. | | 1268.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% 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 | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 92 ft. trees, 1376 ft. from runway, 270 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FOOTHILLS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORIT
PO BOX 3448
MORGANTON, NC 28680
Phone 828-437-2766 |
| Manager: | TRUBY PROCTOR
3566 MORGANTON LENOIR ARPT
MORGANTON, NC 28656
Phone 828-757-0099 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 91 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 65 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | 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 31 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MILITARY CONTRACT FUEL AVBL. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (372KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (448KB) |
| LOC RWY 03 | |
download (382KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| 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 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 19:11:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 15:11:51 |
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| METAR |
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KHKY
12nm E | 241853Z 26006KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02780128
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| TAF |
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KHKY
12nm E | 241739Z 241818 02006KT P6SM FEW060 FM1500 10005KT P6SM SCT080 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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