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9A9 Shiflet Field Airport
Marion, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010

Location

FAA Identifier: 9A9
Lat/Long: 35-43-14.4470N / 082-00-35.3910W
35-43.240783N / 082-00.589850W
35.7206797 / -82.0098308
(estimated)
Elevation: 1212 ft. / 369.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of MARION, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28752

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1937
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 10/28 & ARPT BEACON - CTAF.
Beacon: white (unlighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at FQD (18 nm S): 118.275 (828-287-6498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SUGr036/22.7SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W
BZMr263/38.5BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIDDLERS279/16.539107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
RUTHERFORD358/22.534405WRFE .-. ..-. .
FIRST RIVER330/34.541706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER044/35.137904WBRA -... .-. .-
ELIZABETHTON163/37.927502WEZT . --.. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL 828-655-1306 CASH ONLY.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3340 x 180 ft. / 1018 x 55 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RY SUBJECT TO FLOODING AFT VERY HEAVY RAINS ON EAST END.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 71 ft. trees, 605 ft. from runway, 19 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
80 FT TREES; 300 FT FM THLD ON BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
44 ft. trees, 150 ft. from runway, 121 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
TREES 20 FT - 100 FT FM THR ON BOTH SIDE OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MARION AIRPORT COMMISSION
PO BOX 1298
MARION, NC 28752
Phone 828-217-3955
DON BARBER - PRESIDENT
Manager: VINCENT RAKSTIS
2660 AIRPORT RD
MARION, NC 28752
Phone 828-655-1306

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 57
Single engine airplanes: 55
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
57% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
6% military
* for 12-month period ending 26 August 2009

Additional Remarks

LOW LYING FOG ON AIRFIELD DURING RAINY COOL WEATHER.
NUMEROUS OBSTNS IN APCH & PRIM SFCS.
HIGH TERRIAN ALL QUADRANTS.
HANGERS ARE SPACED CLOSER THAN NORMAL; SLOWER TAXI SPEEDS REQUIRED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9A9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field (18 nm S)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (30 nm E)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (34 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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From to 9A9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2010
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0911:09
Sunrise07:3411:34
Sunset19:3823:38
Evening civil twilight20:0300:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2010 07:39:59
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2010 03:39:59
 
METAR
KFQD 
19nm S 
190721Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/01 A2992 RMK AO2
KMRN 
20nm E 
190721Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A2997 RMK AO2
KHKY 
31nm E 
190653Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01060011
KAVL 
31nm SW 
190654Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T00670011
KTNB 
34nm NE 
190720Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A2996 RMK AO2
KEHO 
34nm SE 
190720Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A2991 RMK AO2 T00670020
TAF
KHKY 
31nm E 
190520Z 1906/2006 32005KT P6SM SKC FM192000 25005KT P6SM SKC
KAVL 
31nm SW 
190520Z 1906/2006 34006KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Marion Airport Commission 828-652-6872
no information available

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100LL
PS $3.75 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Shiflet Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL MARION 1.3 67-85
COMFORT INN MARION 4.4 100-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Shiflet Field Airport

4 in Marion
5 in Morganton
2 in Black Mountain
 

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