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53NR Barker Private STOL Airport
Asheville, North Carolina, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 53NR
Lat/Long: 35-38-50.9658N 082-40-08.2560W
35-38.849430N 082-40.137600W
35.6474905,-82.6689600
(estimated)
Elevation: 2150 ft. / 655 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles NW of ASHEVILLE, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28748

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at AVL (14 nm SE): PHONE 828-202-3316

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SOTr119/20.5SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W
SUGr308/24.3SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEANS337/7.935707WIM .. --
BROAD RIVER344/24.537907WBRA -... .-. .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 602 x 75 ft. / 183 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 35-38.898120N35-38.800740N
Longitude: 082-40.149480W082-40.125720W
Elevation: 2150.0 ft.2150.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightright
Markings: nonenone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KEVIN BARKER
1155 OLD LEICESTER HWY
ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Phone 919-610-8811
Manager: KEVIN BARKER
1155 OLD LEICESTER HWY
ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Phone 919-610-8811

Additional Remarks

VFR OPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53NR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (14 nm SE)
24A - Jackson County Airport (33 nm SW)
KGCY - Greeneville Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (38 nm E)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (44 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2010:20
Sunrise06:4610:46
Sunset20:1100:11
Evening civil twilight20:3800:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Apr-2026 06:57:17
Local (UTC-4)  25-Apr-2026 02:57:17
 
METAR
KAVL 
14nm SE 
250654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01060094
TAF
KAVL 
14nm SE 
250537Z 2506/2606 00000KT P6SM SCT180 FM251500 26005KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 PROB30 2517/2523 5SM -TSRA OVC030CB FM260000 33003KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT070 FM260300 33002KT 6SM BR SCT020
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