AirNav: 9A9 - Shiflet Field Airport

9A9

Shiflet Field Airport
Marion, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	9A9
Lat/Long:	35-43-14.4470N 082-00-35.3910W 35-43.240783N 082-00.589850W 35.7206797,-82.0098308 (estimated)
Elevation:	1212 ft. / 369.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of MARION, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28752

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1937
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	RDO-CTL FOR BASED AIRCRAFT ONLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) RDO-CTL FOR BASED AIRCRAFT ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at FQD (18 nm S):	118.275 (828-287-6498)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SUGr036/22.7		SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC		112.20		02W
BZMr263/38.5		BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME		113.75		06W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FIDDLERS	279/16.5	391	07W	FIQ	..-. .. --.-
HEMLOCK	196/26.7	320	02W	BAR	-... .- .-.
FIRST RIVER	330/34.5	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER	047/35.1	379	07W	BRA	-... .-. .-

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	3340 x 180 ft. / 1018 x 55 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition RY SUBJECT TO FLOODING AFT VERY HEAVY RAINS ON EAST END.
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	99 ft. trees, 1247 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear	61 ft. trees, 141 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARION AIRPORT COMMISSION PO BOX 1298 MARION, NC 28752 Phone 828-442-5500 FRANK ROUTH - SECRETARY/TREASURER
Manager:	WILL GLENN 2654 AIRPORT RD MARION, NC 28752 Phone 828-803-4019

Additional Remarks

-	LOW LYING FOG ON AIRFIELD DURING RAINY COOL WEATHER.
-	NUMEROUS OBSTNS IN APCH & PRIM SFCS.
-	HIGH TERRIAN ALL QUADRANTS.
-	HANGERS ARE SPACED CLOSER THAN NORMAL; SLOWER TAXI SPEEDS REQUIRED.
-	DEER ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
-	ARPT CLOSED AT NIGHT TO IN-TRANSIT TRAFFIC.
-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
-	RWY 10 HAS PRIVATE DRIVE CROSSING IN FRONT OF THR

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9A9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (18 nm S)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (30 nm E)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (34 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:57	09:57
Sunrise	06:26	10:26
Sunset	20:42	00:42
Evening civil twilight	21:12	01:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jul-2025 12:45:21
Local (UTC-4)	17-Jul-2025 08:45:21

METAR

KFQD 19nm S	171235Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM SCT010 BKN070 26/23 A3014 RMK AO2
KMRN 20nm E	171240Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT009 SCT013 26/24 A3017 RMK AO2 T02560242

TAF

KHKY 31nm E	171121Z 1712/1812 22006KT P6SM SCT007 SCT250 TEMPO 1712/1713 BKN007 FM171500 23006KT P6SM SCT025 FM171700 22007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 TEMPO 1719/1723 3SM TSRA BR OVC040CB FM180000 23003KT P6SM FEW035 SCT080
KAVL 31nm SW	171121Z 1712/1812 16003KT P6SM FEW010 SCT080 FM171600 20005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 1719/1723 3SM TSRA BR OVC030CB FM180100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 SCT090 FM181100 00000KT 4SM BR FEW005

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