FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RHP |
| Lat/Long: | 35-11-42.8270N / 083-51-46.9390W
35-11.713783N / 083-51.782317W
35.1952297 / -83.8630386
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1697 ft. / 517.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ANDREWS, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RHP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0800-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT REIL RY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
LCTD 0.5 MI NORTH OF WEST END OF RY 08/26. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.675 (828-321-1049) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HRSr010/15.4 | | HARRIS VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.568370N | | 35-11.859175N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.305580W | | 083-51.259050W |
| Elevation: | 1682.0 ft. | | 1698.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 071 true | | 255 magnetic, 251 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
RY 8 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Obstructions: | 3 ft. other, 210 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
CROPS
HAS 3 FT CROPS 0-200 FT FROM THR 90 FT R. | | 4 ft. fence, 289 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left and right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
RWY 26 HAS 4FT FENCE 75 RIGHT AND LEFT OF RUNWAY AT THRESHOLD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ANDREWS, NC 28906
Phone 828-837-5527 |
| Manager: | DAN ELLIS
5840 AIRPORT ROAD
ANDREWS, NC 28906
Phone 828-321-5114 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 May 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| E99 | 22500 SQ FT HGR SPACE. |
| - | LOW FLYING MILITARY JET ACFT OVERFLY ARPT. CONTACT FSS. |
| - | TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | 4'-5' DITCH 75' FROM RWY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | RY 08 RR 390 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 260 FT FM THLD. |
| - | ARPT SURROUNDED BY HIGH TERRAIN. |
| - | RY 08 HAS -8 FT DROP-OFF 108 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (324KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (33 nm NW)
KMMI - McMinn County Airport (36 nm W)
KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (37 nm N)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (43 nm N)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (44 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Harold Wade
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 14:16:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 10:16:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 301402Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 301129Z 301212 00000KT 5SM BR FEW050 SCT150 TEMPO 1213 3SM BR FM1400 03004KT P6SM SCT100 FM1800 02005KT P6SM SCT050CB FM0100 04005KT P6SM SCT080 FM0900 04003KT 5SM BR SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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