FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RHP |
| Lat/Long: | 35-11-42.8270N 083-51-46.9390W
35-11.713783N 083-51.782317W
35.1952297,-83.8630386
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1698.7 ft. / 517.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ANDREWS, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RHP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT. MIRL RY 08/26 ON DUSK - DAWN. TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
LCTD 0.5 MI NORTH OF WEST END OF RY 08/26. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.675 (828-321-1049) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HRSr010/15.4 | | HARRIS VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24H WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.568370N | | 35-11.859175N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.305580W | | 083-51.259050W |
| Elevation: | 1682.0 ft. | | 1698.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 071 true | | 255 magnetic, 251 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 215 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEG LEFT AND 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN (DUE TO TERRAIN). | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI DOES NOT PROVIDE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE BYD 2.5 NM FROM THLD, UNUSABLE BEYOND 2.5 NM. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. rr, 216 ft. from runway, 246 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 19:1 AT DSPLCD THLD DUE TO RR. | | 30 ft. trees, 459 ft. from runway, 197 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
3 FT BERM 32 FT FM THLD OFFSET 81 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY
75 PEACHTREE STREET
MURPHY, NC 28906
Phone 828-321-5114 |
| Manager: | GAYLAND TRULL
5840 AIRPORT ROAD
ANDREWS, NC 28901
Phone 404-695-4448 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 May 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING MILITARY JET ACFT OVERFLY ARPT. |
| - | TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | 4-5 FT DITCH 75 FT FROM RY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | RY 08 RR 390 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 260 FT FM THLD. |
| - | ARPT SURROUNDED BY HIGH TERRAIN. |
| - | RY 08, 8 FT DROP-OFF, 108 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -8C. |
| - | 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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (431KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDZJ - Blairsville Airport (21 nm S)
1A5 - Macon County Airport (22 nm E)
1A3 - Martin Campbell Field Airport (26 nm SW)
24A - Jackson County Airport (33 nm E)
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (33 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Western Carolina Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-Mar-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2023 03:16:19 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 27-Mar-2023 23:16:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 280256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3010 RMK AO2 T01170043
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 271737Z 2718/2818 28011KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 TEMPO 2718/2722 28011G17KT FM280100 34007KT P6SM FEW250 FM281200 02005KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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