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E40 Wilson's Airport
Hickory, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: E40
Lat/Long: 35-39-07.4760N / 081-21-28.3100W
35-39.124600N / 081-21.471833W
35.6520767 / -81.3578639
(estimated)
Elevation: 985 ft. / 300 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 4 miles S of HICKORY, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28602

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1982
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
ARPT OPEN DALGT HRS ONLY.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at HKY (6 nm N): 118.325 (828-322-2996)
WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (14 nm SE): 119.675 (704-735-6954)
WX AWOS-3 at MRN (16 nm NW): 124.175 (828-757-0788)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BZMr210/14.2BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W
CLTr329/34.1CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TAWBA203/8.533206WHK .... -.-
LINCOLNTON303/14.943206WIZN .. --.. -.
FIDDLERS110/15.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
FIRST RIVER032/26.741706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
STONIA346/29.326006WGHJ --. .... .---
WILKI211/30.420906WUKF ..- -.- ..-.
RUTHERFORD063/34.334405WRFE .-. ..-. .

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2175 x 70 ft. / 663 x 21 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
FIRST 800 FT RY 35 ROUGH.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 37 ft. bldg, 321 ft. from runway, 3 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear46 ft. trees, 36 ft. from runway, 97 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILSON'S ESTATE
5284 PITTSTOWN ROAD
HICKORY, NC 28601
Manager: CLAUDE WILSON
814 6TH AVENUE, S.W.
HICKORY, NC 28602
Phone 828-322-6537

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 31/week *
62% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
6% military
* for 12-month period ending 21 July 2005

Additional Remarks

130 FT AGL UNMKD POWERLINES 1000 FT NORTH & EAST OF RY.
RY 35 SLOPES UPHILL. LAST HALF OF RY 17 SLOPES DOWNHILL - DEP END OF RY 35 IS 6 FT LOWER THAN OPPOSITE END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at E40.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (6 nm N)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (14 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (21 nm E)
14A - Lake Norman Airpark (22 nm E)
 
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From to E40

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4809:48
Sunrise06:1710:17
Sunset20:4300:43
Evening civil twilight21:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 23:17:09
Local (UTC-4)  06-Jul-2008 19:17:09
 
METAR
KHKY 
6nm N 
062253Z 00000KT 10SM VCTS -RA SCT037 OVC100 23/19 A3006 RMK AO2 TSB10E25B34RAB40 SLP159 P0000 T02280189
KIPJ 
14nm SE 
062303Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN055 BKN110 24/24 A3006 RMK AO1
TAF
KHKY 
6nm N 
061735Z 061818 24005KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN100 TEMPO 1819 VRB12G20KT 3SM TSRA BR SCT020 BKN035CB FM0700 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT100 BKN250 FM1400 21006KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Wilson's Airport

Miles Price ($)
SCOTTISH INN HICKORY 4.6 
JAMESON INN HICKORY 4.7 68-150
SLEEP INN HICKORY 4.7 65-120
COMFORT SUITES HICKORY 4.7 82-115
HOWARD JOHNSON HICKORY 4.7 60-61
PARK INN GATEWAY CONFERENCE CENTER 4.8 76-149
HAMPTON INN HICKORY 4.8 80-119
COURTYARD HICKORY NC 5.0 159-160
FAIRFIELD INN N STES 5.0 84-119
RED ROOF INN HICKORY 5.2 51-56

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 Wilson's Airport

11 in Hickory
2 in Conover
1 in Claremont
2 in Lincolnton
1 in Connellys Springs
6 in Morganton
 

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