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28NR

Dry Pond Airport
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 27-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	10:31
Sunrise	06:58	10:58
Sunset	20:01	00:01
Evening civil twilight	20:28	00:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Aug-2026 10:14:13
Local (UTC-4)	27-Aug-2026 06:14:13

METAR

KFQD 5nm NE	270955Z AUTO 33003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC002 19/19 A3003 RMK AO2
KSPA 19nm S	270955Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 21/20 A3000 RMK AO2

TAF

KAVL 27nm W	270536Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM270800 00000KT 1SM BR OVC007 TEMPO 2708/2712 1/2SM FG OVC003 FM271300 00000KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM271600 19005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 PROB30 2718/2724 4SM TSRA BR OVC020CB FM280300 00000KT P6SM BKN100
KGSP 29nm S	270536Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM FEW017 BKN250 FM270800 00000KT 6SM BR FEW007 BKN017 FM271000 00000KT 5SM BR BKN007 FM271400 19003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM271800 19005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 PROB30 2721/2803 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM280300 00000KT P6SM BKN080

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