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NC97

Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport
Shelby, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	NC97
Lat/Long:	35-22-07.4800N 081-31-24.9200W 35-22.124667N 081-31.415333W 35.3687444,-81.5235889 (estimated)
Elevation:	930 ft. / 283 m (estimated)
From city:	5 miles N of SHELBY, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28150

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/2005
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 EHO (8 nm SW):	118.425 (704-487-0100)
WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (19 nm E):	119.675 (704-735-6954)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SPAr047/28.2	SPARTANBURG VORTAC	115.70	02W
CLTr296/30.0	CHARLOTTE VOR/DME	115.00	05W
BZMr211/33.0	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME	113.75	06W
SUGr096/36.5	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC	112.20	02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FIRST RIVER	034/7.9	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
STONIA	307/20.8	260	06W	GHJ	--. .... .---
FIDDLERS	168/21.7	391	07W	FIQ	..-. .. --.-
CHESTER	342/38.4	220	06W	DCM	-.. -.-. --

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway	30 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RANDALL HENDRICK 1168 W. STAGECOACH TR. LAWNDALE, NC 28090 Phone 704-692-1520
Manager:	RANDALL HENDRICK 1168 W. STAGECOACH TR. LAWNDALE, NC 28090 Phone 704-692-1520

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC97.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (8 nm SW)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (19 nm E)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (20 nm W)
KAKH - Gastonia Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (23 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:06	10:06
Sunrise	06:34	10:34
Sunset	20:12	00:12
Evening civil twilight	20:40	00:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-May-2025 08:25:51
Local (UTC-4)	03-May-2025 04:25:51

METAR

KEHO 8nm SW	030755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T01580150
KIPJ 19nm E	030755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT120 16/16 A2994 RMK AO2 T01610158

TAF

KHKY 24nm N	030537Z 0306/0406 18006KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN150 FM031100 19006KT P6SM BKN007 OVC020 FM031400 20008KT P6SM FEW009 BKN015 FM031500 20007G14KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC250 PROB30 0320/0402 4SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM040200 18007KT 4SM -SHRA OVC004
KCLT 30nm E	030541Z 0306/0412 19007KT P6SM VCSH FEW050 SCT250 TEMPO 0306/0308 VRB10G20KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM030900 22007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM031100 18008KT P6SM BKN015 FM031400 18008G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC250 PROB30 0318/0324 4SM TSRA BKN045CB FM040100 19008KT 5SM -TSRA SCT005 BKN045CB FM040400 20008KT 4SM -SHRA OVC005

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