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28NR

Dry Pond Airport
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	28NR
Lat/Long:	35-20-51.0000N 081-59-42.0000W 35-20.850000N 081-59.700000W 35.3475000,-81.9950000 (estimated)
Elevation:	1130 ft. / 344 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles SW of RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28139

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2016
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FQD (6 nm NE):

118.275 (828-287-6498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SUGr107/13.8		SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC		112.20		02W
SPAr352/19.1		SPARTANBURG VORTAC		115.70		02W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BROAD RIVER		086/23.7		379		07W		BRA	-... .-. .-
FIDDLERS		223/26.9		391		07W		FIQ	..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1450 x 75 ft. / 442 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	trees	trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RUSSELL HYDE 601 J.J. GUFFEY ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-429-9356
Manager:	RUSSELL HYDE 601 J.J. GUFFEY ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-429-9356

Additional Remarks

-	APRT IN TFC PAT OF RUTHERFORDTON COUNTY ARPT (3 NM NE) CTAF: 122.8
-	TAKEOFF RWY 08 - LANDING RWY 26
-	HIGH TERRAIN WEST.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 28NR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (6 nm NE)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (26 nm S)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (27 nm W)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (29 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:53	09:53
Sunrise	06:22	10:22
Sunset	20:44	00:44
Evening civil twilight	21:14	01:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Jul-2026 06:02:01
Local (UTC-4)	10-Jul-2026 02:02:01

METAR

KFQD 5nm NE	100555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2
KSPA 19nm S	100535Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3002 RMK AO2

TAF

KAVL 27nm W	100525Z 1006/1106 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM101500 31005KT P6SM SCT110 BKN250 FM101800 32006KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 1018/1024 4SM TSRA BR OVC020CB FM110000 24004KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100
KGSP 29nm S	091938Z 0920/1018 26010G21KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0920/0921 30015G25KT 1SM TSRA BKN050CB FM092100 27006KT P6SM BKN050 FM100000 26007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM100800 25004KT P6SM SCT250 FM101400 25007KT P6SM FEW250 FM101700 24010G16KT P6SM SCT050

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