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NC97 Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport
Shelby, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: NC97
Lat/Long: 35-22-07.4800N 081-31-24.9200W
35-22.124667N 081-31.415333W
35.3687444,-81.5235889
(estimated)
Elevation: 930 ft. / 283 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles N of SHELBY, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28150

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2005
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EHO (8 nm SW): 118.425 (704-487-0100)
WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (19 nm E): 119.675 (704-735-6954)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SPAr047/28.2SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
CLTr296/30.0CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
BZMr211/33.0BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME113.7506W
SUGr096/36.5SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIRST RIVER034/7.941706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
STONIA307/20.826006WGHJ --. .... .---
FIDDLERS168/21.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-
CHESTER342/38.422006WDCM -.. -.-. --

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway30 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RANDALL HENDRICK
1168 W. STAGECOACH TR.
LAWNDALE, NC 28090
Phone 704-692-1520
Manager: RANDALL HENDRICK
1168 W. STAGECOACH TR.
LAWNDALE, NC 28090
Phone 704-692-1520

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC97.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (8 nm SW)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (19 nm E)
KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (20 nm W)
KAKH - Gastonia Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (23 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4511:45
Sunrise07:1312:13
Sunset17:1422:14
Evening civil twilight17:4122:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Nov-2025 22:06:50
Local (UTC-5)  26-Nov-2025 17:06:50
 
METAR
KEHO 
8nm SW 		262155Z AUTO 23011G20KT 10SM CLR 20/05 A2993 RMK AO2 T01950054
KIPJ 
19nm E 		262135Z AUTO 23011G16KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A2991 RMK AO2 T01990085
TAF
KHKY 
24nm N 		261724Z 2618/2718 25009G16KT P6SM FEW035 FM270000 31007KT P6SM SKC FM271300 30008KT P6SM SCT250
KCLT 
30nm E 		261952Z 2620/2724 25012G20KT P6SM FEW035 FEW250 FM270000 31010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM270500 32006KT P6SM SKC FM271700 32010G18KT P6SM SCT250
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