FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 1697 ft. / 517.2 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: | 17 ft. rr, 434 ft. from runway, 209 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
3 FT CROPS 0-200 FT FROM THR 90 FT RIGHT. | | 55 ft. trees, 1093 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 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: | MIKE DAVIS
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 08 September 2008 | |
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, 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (329KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (77KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1A5 - Macon County Airport (22 nm E)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Max Grogan
Photo taken 21-Feb-2009
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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 10-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 10:15:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Nov-2009 05:15:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 101001Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM RA SCT029 BKN039 OVC055 11/11 A3026 RMK AO2 P0001
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 100526Z 1006/1106 04005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM101200 04010KT P6SM VCSH BKN090 FM101500 04012KT 6SM -RA BR BKN040 OVC060 FM101900 03016KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC035 FM102300 03016KT 3SM SHRA BR SCT010 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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