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28NR Dry Pond Airport
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
SUGr107/13.8SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W
SPAr352/19.1SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FIRST RIVER292/20.241706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER086/23.737907WBRA -... .-. .-
FIDDLERS223/26.939107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

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

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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From to 28NR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2511:25
Sunrise06:5111:51
Sunset18:2723:27
Evening civil twilight18:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Mar-2026 10:47:53
Local (UTC-5)  07-Mar-2026 05:47:53
 
METAR
KFQD 
5nm NE 		071035Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM -RA SCT023 BKN037 OVC110 17/16 A3023 RMK AO2
KSPA 
19nm S 		071035Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN015 OVC042 16/15 A3022 RMK AO2
TAF
KAVL 
27nm W 		070755Z 0708/0806 VRB04KT P6SM BKN040 BKN060 OVC090 TEMPO 0708/0709 16008G24KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM071500 20008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT070 FM071800 20010G18KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 PROB30 0721/0801 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM080100 20006KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB FM080500 21003KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
KGSP 
29nm S 		070547Z 0706/0806 VRB02KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM071100 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN012 TEMPO 0711/0715 4SM BR BKN005 FM071500 21008KT P6SM BKN012 FM071800 22010G17KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM072200 21008KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0722/0802 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM080200 22006KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN040CB
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