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53NR Barker Private STOL Airport
Asheville, North Carolina, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 53NR
Lat/Long: 35-38-50.9658N 082-40-08.2560W
35-38.849430N 082-40.137600W
35.6474905,-82.6689600
(estimated)
Elevation: 2150 ft. / 655 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles NW of ASHEVILLE, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28748

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at AVL (14 nm SE): PHONE 828-202-3316

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SOTr119/20.5SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W
SUGr308/24.3SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEANS337/7.935707WIM .. --
BROAD RIVER344/24.537907WBRA -... .-. .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 602 x 75 ft. / 183 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 35-38.898120N35-38.800740N
Longitude: 082-40.149480W082-40.125720W
Elevation: 2150.0 ft.2150.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightright
Markings: nonenone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KEVIN BARKER
1155 OLD LEICESTER HWY
ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Phone 919-610-8811
Manager: KEVIN BARKER
1155 OLD LEICESTER HWY
ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Phone 919-610-8811

Additional Remarks

- VFR OPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53NR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (14 nm SE)
24A - Jackson County Airport (33 nm SW)
KGCY - Greeneville Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (38 nm E)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (44 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset18:2023:20
Evening civil twilight18:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Feb-2026 11:40:03
Local (UTC-5)  24-Feb-2026 06:40:03
 
METAR
KAVL 
14nm SE 		241054Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM BKN026 M07/M12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP221 T10671117
TAF
KAVL 
14nm SE 		240909Z 2409/2506 33010G16KT P6SM OVC028 TEMPO 2409/2411 SCT028 BKN035 FM241100 33009G18KT P6SM SCT035 FM241300 34006KT P6SM BKN250 FM241900 19004KT P6SM BKN210 FM250300 17005KT P6SM BKN150 WS020/25030KT
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