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NC97 Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport
Shelby, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: NC97
Lat/Long: 35-22-07.4800N 081-31-24.9200W
35-22.124667N 081-31.415333W
35.3687444,-81.5235889
(estimated)
Elevation: 930 ft. / 283 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles N of SHELBY, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28150

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2005
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EHO (8 nm SW): 118.425 (704-487-0100)
WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (19 nm E): 119.675 (704-735-6954)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SPAr047/28.2SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
CLTr296/30.0CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
BZMr211/33.0BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME113.7506W
SUGr096/36.5SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIRST RIVER034/7.941706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
STONIA307/20.826006WGHJ --. .... .---
FIDDLERS168/21.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
CHESTER342/38.422006WDCM -.. -.-. --

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway30 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RANDALL HENDRICK
1168 W. STAGECOACH TR.
LAWNDALE, NC 28090
Phone 704-692-1520
Manager: RANDALL HENDRICK
1168 W. STAGECOACH TR.
LAWNDALE, NC 28090
Phone 704-692-1520

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC97.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (8 nm SW)
KIPJ - Lincoln County Regional Airport (19 nm E)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (20 nm W)
KAKH - Gastonia Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (23 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0912:09
Sunrise07:3712:37
Sunset17:2722:27
Evening civil twilight17:5522:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jan-2026 15:37:30
Local (UTC-5)  06-Jan-2026 10:37:30
 
METAR
KEHO 
8nm SW 		061515Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A2997 RMK AO2 T01060092
KIPJ 
19nm E 		061515Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A2996 RMK AO2 T01000100
TAF
KHKY 
24nm N 		061413Z 0614/0712 00000KT 1SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 0614/0615 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM061500 21004KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM061600 21009KT P6SM BKN250 FM061800 21010G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM062300 23007KT P6SM BKN250
KCLT 
30nm E 		061354Z 0614/0718 21006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 TEMPO 0614/0617 5SM BR OVC025 FM061700 22012G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM070000 22009KT P6SM BKN250
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