AirNav: 7A8 - Avery County Airport (Morrison Field)

7A8

Avery County Airport (Morrison Field)
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018

Location

FAA Identifier:	7A8
Lat/Long:	35-56-43.3000N / 081-59-46.4000W 35-56.721667N / 081-59.773333W 35.9453611 / -81.9962222 (estimated)
Elevation:	2745.2 ft. / 836.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	06W (2005)
From city:	4 miles NE of SPRUCE PINE, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28777

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1962
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	SAT-SUN IRREG, ALL MON-FRI 0900-1700 UNATTENDED HOLIDAYS.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

123.0

AUTOMATED UNICOM.
APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
HMVr172/30.2	HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC	114.60	04W
SUGr024/35.0	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC	112.20	02W
BZMr283/37.0	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME	110.80	06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HEMLOCK		206/13.7		320		02W		BAR	-... .- .-.
FIDDLERS		319/21.2		391		07W		FIQ	..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A1+ FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC NOT OPERATING CALL FOR FUEL
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

3001 x 60 ft. / 915 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Gradient:

Operational restrictions:

RY 17/35 RY 17 PREFERRED FOR TKOFS - RY 35 PREFERRED FOR LNDGS.

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

35-56.953142N

35-56.489433N

Longitude:

081-59.879532W

081-59.668443W

Elevation:

2745.2 ft.

2700.6 ft.

Gradient:

1.6%

1.5% UP

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

166 magnetic, 160 true

346 magnetic, 340 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

33 ft. trees, 582 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

48 ft. trees, 1108 ft. from runway, 164 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	AVERY COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY P O BOX 927 NEWLAND, NC 28657 Phone (828) 260-1701
Manager:	DOUG JENNINGS 400 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777 Phone (828) 387-7373 CELL PHONE 828-387-7373

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		19
Single engine airplanes:		17
Ultralights:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 67/week *
43%	transient general aviation
29%	local general aviation
29%	military
* for 12-month period ending 20 June 2017

Additional Remarks

-	VFR OPS ONLY.
-	HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS, DAYLIGHT VFR OPS ONLY, RY 35 UPHILL GRADE, RY 17 RGT TRAFFIC PREFERRED FOR TAKEOFF.
-	MILITARY OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	GRAVEL MINING OPS WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO RY.
-	RY 35 HAS 220+ FT TREES AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 2,200FT FM THLD OFFSET 400 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
-	RY 35 MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 6000 FT FM RY END AND 650 FT ABOVE RY ELEVATION ON CNTRLN.
-	RY 35 HAS 60 FT DROPOFF 250 FT FROM THLD. RY 17 HAS 40 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FROM THLD.
-	FBO SVC AVBL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7A8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (20 nm E)
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (30 nm N)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (32 nm E)

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Area around 7A8 (Avery County Airport (Morrison Field))

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Apr-2018

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:21	10:21
Sunrise	06:48	10:48
Sunset	20:05	00:05
Evening civil twilight	20:32	00:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2018 04:21:57
Local (UTC-4)	21-Apr-2018 00:21:57

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