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3NC7

Maxwell Airport
Sparta, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	3NC7
Lat/Long:	36-31-09.4630N 081-08-12.3120W 36-31.157717N 081-08.205200W 36.5192953,-81.1367533 (estimated)
Elevation:	3050 ft. / 930 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1984)
From city:	1 mile NW of SPARTA, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	28675

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1984
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 GEV (15 nm W):	120.675 (336-982-5555)
WX AWOS-3 at UKF (18 nm S):	126.625 (336-696-3788)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BZMr013/39.3		BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME		113.75		06W
PSKr217/39.7		PULASKI VORTAC		116.80		06W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1300 x 60 ft. / 396 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
Operational restrictions:	ALL LNDGS TO THE N; TKOFS TO THE S.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	plines	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	W. A. MAXWELL PO BOX 414 SPARTA, NC 28675 Phone 336-372-2347
Manager:	W. A. MAXWELL 1310 HWY 21 N SPARTA, NC 28675 Phone 336-372-2347

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3NC7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGEV - Ashe County Airport (15 nm W)
KUKF - Wilkes County Airport (18 nm S)
KHLX - Twin County Airport (21 nm NE)
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (25 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:05	12:05
Sunrise	07:32	12:32
Sunset	17:42	22:42
Evening civil twilight	18:09	23:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jan-2026 02:00:13
Local (UTC-5)	25-Jan-2026 21:00:13

METAR

KGEV 14nm W	260135Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM UP OVC017 M02/M02 A2972 RMK AO2 T10201024
KUKF 18nm S	260135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC010 M03/M03 A2985 RMK AO2
KHLX 21nm NE	260135Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR M02/M02 A2972 RMK AO2 P0002
KMKJ 24nm NW	260155Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM UP OVC004 M03/M04 A2977 RMK AO2 P0008 T10281040

TAF

KBLF 47nm N	252159Z 2522/2618 VRB03KT 3SM -FZRA BR BKN003 OVC015 WS020/24035KT TEMPO 2522/2524 3/4SM FZRA BR OVC002 FM260000 28007KT 2SM RASN BR SCT003 OVC007 WS020/26040KT FM260200 28007G15KT 1/2SM -FZRASN BR OVC003 FM260800 30012G23KT 3SM -SHSN BR BKN007 FM261100 29015G25KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015
KHKY 48nm S	251738Z 2518/2618 VRB02KT 3SM -FZRAPL BR OVC005 FM252100 VRB02KT 3SM -FZDZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 2521/2601 1 1/2SM -FZRA BR OVC003 FM260600 29004KT 1SM BR OVC004 FM261200 30005KT P6SM BKN015 FM261500 31010G18KT P6SM SCT040 AMD NOT SKED

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