AirNav   Multi Service Aviation
 
 4792 users online  
NC97 Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport
Shelby, North Carolina, USA

GOING TO SHELBY?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
STONIA307/20.826006WGHJ --. .... .---
FIDDLERS168/21.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-

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 - 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)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around NC97 (Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
No photo
 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to NC97

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5009:50
Sunrise06:2010:20
Sunset20:4300:43
Evening civil twilight21:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2026 12:34:24
Local (UTC-4)  09-Jul-2026 08:34:24
 
METAR
KEHO 
8nm SW 		091215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3005 RMK AO2 T02460207
KIPJ 
19nm E 		091215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3004 RMK AO2 T02510221
TAF
KHKY 
24nm N 		091123Z 0912/1012 00000KT P6SM SKC FM091500 26006KT P6SM SKC FM091900 26006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 0920/0924 2SM TSRA BKN030CB FM100000 24004KT P6SM SCT250
KCLT 
30nm E 		091123Z 0912/1018 24003KT P6SM SKC FM091700 25008KT P6SM FEW050 FEW200 FM091900 25011G20KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0921/0924 2SM TSRA BKN030CB FM100000 29008KT P6SM SCT200 FM100300 24006KT P6SM FEW230
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Airport

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact