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56NC

Wheat Field Airport
Tryon, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	56NC
Lat/Long:	35-12-24.0000N 082-01-55.0000W 35-12.400000N 082-01.916667W 35.2066667,-82.0319444 (estimated)
Elevation:	960 ft. / 293 m (estimated)
Variation:	06W (2000)
From city:	12 miles E of TRYON, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	28722

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/2001
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FQD (14 nm N):	118.275 (828-287-6498)
WX AWOS-3 at SPA (18 nm S):	133.925 (864-587-2529)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SPAr336/11.6		SPARTANBURG VORTAC		115.70		02W
SUGr138/16.7		SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC		112.20		02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FIRST RIVER	269/21.4	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER	107/21.9	379	07W	BRA	-... .-. .-
FIDDLERS	217/35.0	391	07W	FIQ	..-. .. --.-
UNION COUNTY	335/36.8	326	06W	UOT	..- --- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	1500 x 80 ft. / 457 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	1350 ft. pline, 30 ft. from runway	250 ft. trees, 40 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MITCH STOTT 1156 CHESNEE RD COLUMBUS, NC 28722 Phone 828-817-0412
Manager:	MITCH STOTT 1156 CHESNEE RD COLUMBUS, NC 28722 Phone 828-817-0412

Additional Remarks

-	RCMD ACFT TKOF TO THE WEST, LND FROM THE WEST DUE TO TREES TO EAST.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56NC.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (14 nm N)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (18 nm S)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (21 nm SW)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (21 nm E)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (27 nm SW)

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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Joyce Stott Photo taken 16-Aug-2014 looking east. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wheat Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:03	12:03
Sunrise	07:30	12:30
Sunset	17:53	22:53
Evening civil twilight	18:20	23:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jan-2025 05:33:43
Local (UTC-5)	30-Jan-2025 00:33:43

METAR

KSPA 11nm SE	300515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M08 A3008 RMK AO2
KFQD 13nm N	300505Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M05 A3008 RMK AO2
KGSP 21nm SW	300453Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 07/M05 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T00671050 402280033
KEHO 21nm E	300505Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 T00811059

TAF

KGSP
21nm SW

292152Z 2922/3018 26010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM300100 30004KT P6SM SCT250 FM300500 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM301700 12005KT P6SM BKN140

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