Foothills Regional Airport

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Morganton Weather (°F)

METAR: KMRN 170305Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A2981 RMK AO2 T01530090

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KMRN (0.1 NM at True Heading of 126)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1009.6
Temperature: 15.3 C (59.54 F)
Dewpoint: 9 C (48.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
35-49-12.8000N (35.820222)
Longitude: 
081-36-41.1000W (-81.611417)
Elevation: 
1269.9 feet MSL (387 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.6 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
06 N.M. NE of Morganton, North Carolina
Found On: 
Charlotte Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
BRENT BRINKLEY
3566 FOOTHILLS AIRPORT RD
MORGANTON, NC 28655
828-757-0099
FOOTHILLS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORIT
3566 FOOTHILLS AIRPORT RD
MORGANTON, NC 28655
828-757-0099

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1945
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-SAT/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2270 feet (692 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
MRN
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  53
Multi Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of 07/03/2023)

Total Operations:  17000
Air Taxi:  1000 5.9%
GA Local:  9000 52.9%
GA Itinerant:  6500 38.2%
Military Aircraft:  500 2.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
AWOS-3P:  124.175 (828-757-0788)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 828

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Avtec Services, Inc.
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Unicom 122.7 757-0099, 437-9834 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Raleigh(RDU)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP LOC RWY 03 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 SE-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MRN

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
0.0 Foothills Regional Airport
(MRN KMRN MRN)
0 8 100LL, Jet A-1+
11.8 Hickory Regional Airport
(HKY KHKY HKY)
113 121 100LL, Jet A
20.2 Avery County/Morrison Field Airport
(7A8)
291 298 100LL, Jet A-1+
20.3 Shiflet Field Airport
(9A9)
253 260 80, 100LL
28.3 Rutherford County/Marchman Field Airport
(KFQD FQD)
213 220 100LL, Jet A-1+
29.8 Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport
(KIPJ IPJ)
132 140 100LL, Jet A-1+
32.2 Statesville Regional Airport
(SVH KSVH SVH)
95 103 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
33.9 Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport
(KEHO EHO)
179 187 100LL, Jet A-1+
34.7 Wilkes County Airport
(IKB KUKF UKF)
45 53 100LL, Jet A-1+
37.3 Johnson County Airport
(6A4)
343 351 100LL, Jet A+
37.9 Ashe County Airport
(KGEV GEV)
14 22 100LL, Jet A-1+
43.4 Gastonia Municipal Airport
(KAKH AKH)
148 156 100LL, Jet A-1+
47.0 Johnson City Airport
(0A4)
314 321 100LL
48.6 Elkin Municipal Airport
(KZEF ZEF)
55 63 100LL, Jet A-1+
48.7 Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
(CLT KCLT CLT)
138 146 100LL, Jet A
50.5 Hendersonville Airport
(0A7)
232 239 100LL
50.9 Asheville Regional Airport
(AVL KAVL AVL)
243 250 100LL, Jet A
51.1 Concord-Padgett Regional Airport
(KJQF JQF)
120 128 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
54.2 Mid-Carolina Regional Airport
(SRW KRUQ RUQ)
100 108 100LL, Jet A-1+
54.4 Sugar Valley Airport
(5NC2)
79 87 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-10 APRON TIE DOWN SPACE LTD.
A110-5 RY 03, 100 FT DROPOFF 330 FT FM THLD AND 80 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN ALONG FIRST 1000 FT OF RY.
A110-6 RY 21, 30 FT DROPOFF 400 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 10 FT DROPOFF 50 FT FM THLD AND 150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A110-7 HANG GLIDER ACT DALGT HRS - EAST SIDE OF RWY 03/21 IN RWY SAFETY AREA.
A110-8 DEER & COYOTE ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-9 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL AFTER HOURS FUEL OR SERVICE CALL 828-757-0099
A81-APT ACTVT REILS RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 03/21
Longest Runway: 03/21 is 5500 ft (1676 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 03

MRN Airport Runway Details

Runway 03/21  5500 ft x 75 ft (1676 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/16/2014
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  60.0

Runway 03

Runway 21

Elevation: 
1230.2 1269.7
Latitude: 
35-48-47.9231N 35-49-37.7525N
Longitude: 
081-36-54.4494W 081-36-27.7087W
Runway True Alignment: 
024 204
ILS Type: 
LOCALIZER
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES TREES
Object Height: 
10 16
Distance from End: 
612 548
Object Centerline Offset: 
306 ft. left of centerline 237 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
66 48

Services

Airframe Repair: 
None
Powerplant Repair: 
None
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

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