Foothills Regional Airport

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 April 2025 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

Annual Operations (as of )

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.	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

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume	Action Since Last Cycle
IAP	LOC RWY 03	SE-2	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 03	SE-2	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 21	SE-2	Changed
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SE-2
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SE-2

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MRN

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
1.6	MRN	_ _ . _ . _ .	Lenoir	FAN MARKER		203	211
7.2	FIQ	. . _ . . . _ _ . _	Fiddlers	NDB	391	203	211
11.8	HKY	. . . . _ . _ _ . _ _	Hickory Regional	VOT	110.00	113	121
15.0	HK	. . . . _ . _	Tawba	NDB	332	97	105
18.3	BZM	_ . . . _ _ . . _ _	Barretts Mountain	VOR-DME	113.75	80	88
23.9	BAR	_ . . . . _ . _ .	Hemlock	NDB	320	326	334
30.5	UKF	. . _ _ . _ . . _ .	Wilki	NDB	209	54	62
30.7	IZN	. . _ _ . . _ .	Lincolnton	NDB	432	123	131
34.1	SLP	. . . . _ . . . _ _ .	First River	NDB	417	178	186
39.4	JUH	. _ _ _ . . _ . . . .	Ashee	NDB	410	20	28
40.5	SUG	. . . . . _ _ _ .	Sugarloaf Mountain	VORTAC	112.20	232	239
43.7	EZT	. _ _ . . _	Elizabethton	NDB	275	313	320
43.7	GHJ	_ _ . . . . . . _ _ _	Stonia	NDB	260	149	157
44.7	HMV	. . . . _ _ . . . _	Holston Mountain	VORTAC	114.60	325	332
47.9	CLT	_ . _ . . _ . . _	Charlotte	VOT	112.00	137	145
49.7	SPA	. . . . _ _ . . _	Spartanburg	VORTAC	115.70	198	205
49.7	CLT	_ . _ . . _ . . _	Charlotte	VOR-DME	115.00	139	147
50.6	IM	. . _ _	Keans	NDB	357	250	257
52.0	ZEF	_ _ . . . . . _ .	Zephyr	NDB	326	55	63
53.3	BRA	_ . . . . _ . . _	Broad River	NDB	379	232	239

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-1+
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+
48.6	Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT KCLT CLT)	138	146	100LL, Jet A, 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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IATA: MRN

ICAO: KMRN

FAA: MRN

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 828

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MRN

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

MRN Airport Runway Details

Runway 03

Runway 21

Services

Maps & Diagrams

MRN Sectional

MRN Diagram