FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
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: | 1698.7 ft. / 517.8 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RHP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SUN 1200-1700, ALL MON-SAT 0900-1700
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 08/26 OPR SS-SR; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. ACTVT REIL RWY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 08 & 26 OPER CONSLY, OTR TIMES - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
LCTD 0.5 MI N OF W END OF RWY 08/26, U/S. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 119.675 (828-321-1049) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 071 true | | 255 magnetic, 251 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 215 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L AND BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN DUE TO TRRN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN DUE TO TRRN; UNUSBL BYD 2.5 NM FM THR DUE TO TRRN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. rr, 216 ft. from runway, 246 ft. right of centerline
HAS 5 FT CROPS 0-200 FT FM END OFFSET 150 FT RITE OF CNTRLN AND 2 FT BRUSH 189 FT FM END OFFSET 65 FT L OF CNTRLN. | | 66 ft. trees, 1114 ft. from runway, 171 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
3 FT BERM 20 FT FM THLD OFFSET 81 FT RITE OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY
75 PEACHTREE ST
MURPHY, NC 28906-2947
Phone 828-835-8578 |
| Manager: | CHRIS WILLIAMS
5840 AIRPORT RD
ANDREWS, NC 28901-9102
Phone 828-321-5114 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING MIL JET ACFT OVERFLY ARPT. |
| - | 4-5 FT DITCH 75 FT FM RWY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | RWY 08 RR 390 FT RITE OF CNTRLN 260 FT FM THLD. |
| - | ARPT SRNDD BY HIGH TRRN. |
| - | RWY 08, 8 FT DROP-OFF, 108 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES IN RWY SAFETY AREA. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -4C. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
| - | LIVESTOCK PASTURED INVOF ARPT. |
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 from 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (345KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (391KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDZJ - Blairsville Airport (21 nm S)
1A5 - Macon County Airport (22 nm E)
1A3 - Martin Campbell Field Airport (26 nm SW)
24A - Jackson County Airport (33 nm E)
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (33 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Western Carolina Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Oct-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:42 | | 23:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Oct-2026 01:05:18 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 03-Oct-2026 21:05:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 040035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT031 21/19 A3014 RMK AO2 T02120186
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 032228Z 0322/0418 02005KT P6SM BKN025 FM040600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015 FM041100 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015
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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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