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KMRN Foothills Regional Airport
Morganton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: MRN
Lat/Long: 35-49-12.8000N 081-36-41.1000W
35-49.213333N 081-36.685000W
35.8202222,-81.6114167
(estimated)
Elevation: 1269.9 ft. / 387.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2005)
From city: 6 miles NE of MORGANTON, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28655

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1945
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MRN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 0900-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REILS RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3P: 124.175 (828-757-0788)
WX ASOS at HKY (12 nm SE): 118.325 (828-322-2996)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BZMr267/18.3BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME113.7506W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIDDLERS031/7.239107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
HEMLOCK149/23.932002WBAR -... .- .-.
FIRST RIVER005/34.141706WSLP ... .-.. .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:AFTER HOURS FUEL OR SERVICE CALL 828-757-0099
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5500 x 75 ft. / 1676 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 35-48.798718N35-49.629208N
Longitude: 081-36.907490W081-36.461812W
Elevation: 1230.2 ft.1269.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 031 magnetic, 024 true211 magnetic, 204 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 10 ft. trees, 612 ft. from runway, 306 ft. left of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear16 ft. trees, 548 ft. from runway, 237 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FOOTHILLS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORIT
3566 FOOTHILLS AIRPORT RD
MORGANTON, NC 28655
Phone 828-757-0099
Manager: BRENT BRINKLEY
3566 FOOTHILLS AIRPORT RD
MORGANTON, NC 28655
Phone 828-757-0099

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 56
Single engine airplanes: 53
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 47/day *
53% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
6% air taxi
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 03 July 2023

Additional Remarks

APRON TIE DOWN SPACE LTD.
RY 03, 100 FT DROPOFF 330 FT FM THLD AND 80 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN ALONG FIRST 1000 FT OF RY.
RY 21, 30 FT DROPOFF 400 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 10 FT DROPOFF 50 FT FM THLD AND 150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
HANG GLIDER ACT DALGT HRS - EAST SIDE OF RWY 03/21 IN RWY SAFETY AREA.
DEER & COYOTE ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (307KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (306KB)
LOC RWY 03   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (162KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (141KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (12 nm SE)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (28 nm SW)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (30 nm SE)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (32 nm E)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (34 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5310:53
Sunrise07:1811:18
Sunset19:4423:44
Evening civil twilight20:1000:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 01:50:20
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 21:50:20
 
METAR
KMRN 290135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/M05 A3008 RMK AO2 T01251055
KHKY 
12nm E 
290053Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 12/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01171039
TAF
KHKY 
12nm E 
281732Z 2818/2918 35010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 33008KT P6SM SKC FM290400 31005KT P6SM SKC FM291500 28011KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Foothills Regional Aviation 828-757-0099
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...

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