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69NC Clute's Hilltop Airport
Forest City, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 69NC
Lat/Long: 35-26-00.6000N 081-50-44.7000W
35-26.010000N 081-50.745000W
35.4335000,-81.8457500
(estimated)
Elevation: 1078 ft. / 328.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 6 miles N of FOREST CITY, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28018

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FQD (4 nm W): 118.275 (828-287-6498)
WX AWOS-3 at EHO (16 nm SE): 118.425 (704-487-0100)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SUGr088/20.7SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W
SPAr011/24.3SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
BZMr234/39.4BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME113.7506W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIRST RIVER318/16.241706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
FIDDLERS214/18.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
BROAD RIVER080/32.137907WBRA -... .-. .-
STONIA299/36.726006WGHJ --. .... .---

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2200 x 120 ft. / 671 x 37 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none15 ft. road

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHARLES CLUTE
4181 WHITESIDES RD
BOSTIC, NC 28018-6736
Phone 828-287-9224
CELL: 828-289-2667
Manager: CHARLES CLUTE
2700 N. PENINSULA AVE.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168
Phone (386) 426-1384
CELL: 828-289-2667

Additional Remarks

AEROBATIC PRACTICE BOX LCTD OVER RY 08/26 EXTENDING 3000 FT NORTH; 4500 FT MSL & BLO. CTC GREER APCH CTL FOR INFO.
FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 69NC.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (4 nm W)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (16 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (29 nm NE)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (31 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4610:46
Sunrise07:1211:12
Sunset19:3323:33
Evening civil twilight19:5823:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Sep-2025 19:05:41
Local (UTC-4)  16-Sep-2025 15:05:41
 
METAR
KFQD 
4nm W 
161850Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC080 19/15 A3017 RMK AO2
KEHO 
16nm SE 
161855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 BKN100 25/13 A3014 RMK AO2 T02450128
TAF
KHKY 
29nm NE 
161728Z 1618/1718 03005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM170300 VRB02KT P6SM BKN090 FM170600 VRB02KT P6SM SCT070 FM171300 28004KT P6SM SCT060
KAVL 
34nm W 
161728Z 1618/1718 VRB02KT P6SM VCSH SCT009 BKN080 FM161900 01005KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1619/1623 4SM TSRA BR OVC020CB FM170200 VRB02KT P6SM SCT100 FM170800 00000KT 4SM BR SCT003 BKN060 FM171400 34004KT P6SM SCT060
KGSP 
37nm SW 
161728Z 1618/1718 30005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 PROB30 1619/1624 4SM -SHRA BR BKN040 FM170100 05005KT P6SM SCT090 FM170600 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250 FM171500 26004KT P6SM SCT090
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