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28NR

Dry Pond Airport
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	28NR
Lat/Long:	35-20-51.0000N 081-59-42.0000W 35-20.850000N 081-59.700000W 35.3475000,-81.9950000 (estimated)
Elevation:	1130 ft. / 344 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles SW of RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28139

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2016
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FQD (6 nm NE):

118.275 (828-287-6498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SUGr107/13.8		SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC		112.20		02W
SPAr352/19.1		SPARTANBURG VORTAC		115.70		02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FIRST RIVER	292/20.2	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER	086/23.7	379	07W	BRA	-... .-. .-
FIDDLERS	223/26.9	391	07W	FIQ	..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1450 x 75 ft. / 442 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	trees	trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RUSSELL HYDE 601 J.J. GUFFEY ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-429-9356
Manager:	RUSSELL HYDE 601 J.J. GUFFEY ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-429-9356

Additional Remarks

-	APRT IN TFC PAT OF RUTHERFORDTON COUNTY ARPT (3 NM NE) CTAF: 122.8
-	TAKEOFF RWY 08 - LANDING RWY 26
-	HIGH TERRAIN WEST.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 28NR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (6 nm NE)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (26 nm S)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (27 nm W)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (29 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:09	10:09
Sunrise	06:36	10:36
Sunset	20:14	00:14
Evening civil twilight	20:41	00:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-May-2026 04:37:28
Local (UTC-4)	02-May-2026 00:37:28

METAR

KFQD 5nm NE	020355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2992 RMK AO2
KSPA 19nm S	020355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2991 RMK AO2

TAF

KAVL 27nm W	011744Z 0118/0218 17006KT P6SM FEW050 BKN240 FM012200 33004KT P6SM SCT170 BKN240 FM020600 33005KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 0210/0215 6SM -RA OVC020 FM021500 34007KT P6SM OVC060
KGSP 29nm S	011744Z 0118/0218 10007KT P6SM BKN040 BKN250 FM012100 20005KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM020400 34003KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN110 FM020800 36004KT 6SM -RA BR OVC050 FM021400 03006KT P6SM -RA OVC021 FM021600 04007KT P6SM OVC026 PROB30 0216/0218 -SHRA OVC015

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