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NC97 Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport
Shelby, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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
SPAr047/28.2SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
CLTr296/30.0CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
BZMr211/33.0BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME113.7506W
SUGr096/36.5SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STONIA307/20.826006WGHJ --. .... .---
FIDDLERS168/21.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway30 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 - 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 27-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4409:44
Sunrise06:1410:14
Sunset20:4400:44
Evening civil twilight21:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Jun-2026 14:14:20
Local (UTC-4)  27-Jun-2026 10:14:20
 
METAR
KEHO 
8nm SW 		271335Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3011 RMK AO2 T02460221
KIPJ 
19nm E 		271355Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3010 RMK AO2 T02650225
TAF
KHKY 
24nm N 		271133Z 2712/2812 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 TEMPO 2712/2713 4SM BR FM271800 24007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090 PROB30 2720/2724 2SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM280200 VRB02KT P6SM SCT035 FM280800 00000KT 4SM BR SCT005 BKN027
KCLT 
30nm E 		271133Z 2712/2818 20005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 TEMPO 2712/2713 5SM BR FEW005 FM271900 23010G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN110 TEMPO 2720/2724 2SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM280000 21004KT P6SM SCT040 FM281400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030
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