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FOOTHILLS RGNL AIRPORT

MORGANTON, NC, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 35°49'12"N / 81°36'41"W
  35°49.2133'N / 81°36.685'W
  35.8202 / -81.6114
Elevation: 1269.9 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2005)
From city: 06 miles NE of MORGANTON, NC

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: ATLANTA
Responsible ARTCC: ATLANTA
FSS: RALEIGH [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: MRN (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 122.700
CTAF: 122.700

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
BZM 261oT/18.3 BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME 110.80 06W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
FIDDLERS 24oT/7.2 391 07W FIQ
TAWBA 278oT/15.0 332 06W HK
HEMLOCK 147oT/23.9 320 02W BAR
TEMKY 276oT/26.8 280 05W VW
WILKI 235oT/30.5 209 06W UKF
LINCOLNTON 304oT/30.7 432 06W IZN
RUTHERFORD 30oT/32.8 344 05W RFE
FIRST RIVER 359oT/34.1 417 06W SLP
MOUNTAIN CITY 164oT/37.3 396 04W JJO
ASHEE 201oT/39.4 410 07W JU

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA1+
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 03/21
Dimensions: 5500 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 03
Runway 21
Latitude: 35-48-47.9231N 35-49-37.7525N
Longitude: 081-36-54.4494W 081-36-27.7087W
Elevation: 1230.2 ft. 1269.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 024 204
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 17000
Air taxi: 1000
Local: 9000
Itinerant: 6500
Military: 500

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
Effective May 16, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 (PDF)
   LOC RWY 03 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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