Avery County/Morrison Field Airport

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FAA: 7A8

Spruce Pine Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 35-56-43.3000N (35.945361)
Longitude: 
 081-59-46.4000W (-81.996222)
Elevation: 
 2745.2 feet MSL (837 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 7.3 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. NE of Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DEAN HARRIS
400 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD
SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777
828-260-3668		 AVERY COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY
P O BOX 927
NEWLAND, NC 28657
828-260-3668

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/1962
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
UNATTENDED
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 3745 feet (1141 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 RDU
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:  16
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 07/27/2023)

Total Operations:  3500
GA Local:  1000 28.6%
GA Itinerant:  1500 42.9%
Military Aircraft:  1000 28.6%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000

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

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 828
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Eagle Wings Aviation
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 123.0 765-4564 100LL
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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

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 7A8

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
13.5 Shiflet Field Airport
(9A9)		 182 189 80, 100LL
20.2 Foothills Regional Airport
(MRN KMRN MRN)		 111 119 100LL, Jet A-1+
29.3 Johnson City Airport
(0A4)		 328 335 100LL
29.5 Johnson County Airport
(6A4)		 16 24 100LL, Jet A+
31.2 Rutherford County/Marchman Field Airport
(KFQD FQD)		 174 181 100LL, Jet A-1+
31.9 Hickory Regional Airport
(HKY KHKY HKY)		 112 120 100LL, Jet A
37.5 Tri-Cities Airport
(TRI KTRI TRI)		 328 335 100LL, Jet A
40.5 Ashe County Airport
(KGEV GEV)		 43 51 100LL, Jet A-1+
40.5 Asheville Regional Airport
(AVL KAVL AVL)		 221 228 100LL, Jet A
42.3 Greeneville Municipal Airport
(GCY KGCY GCY)		 291 298 100LL, Jet A+
43.8 Hendersonville Airport
(0A7)		 209 216 100LL
44.5 Virginia Highlands Airport
(VJI KVJI VJI)		 357 364 100LL, Jet A
45.7 Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport
(KEHO EHO)		 154 162 100LL, Jet A-1+
46.6 Wilkes County Airport
(IKB KUKF UKF)		 68 76 100LL, Jet A-1+
49.2 Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport
(KIPJ IPJ)		 124 132 100LL, Jet A-1+
51.8 Statesville Regional Airport
(SVH KSVH SVH)		 101 109 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
60.8 Gastonia Municipal Airport
(KAKH AKH)		 136 144 100LL, Jet A-1+
61.8 Spartanburg Downtown Meml/Simpson Field Airport
(SPA KSPA SPA)		 178 185 100LL, Jet A
62.0 Elkin Municipal Airport
(KZEF ZEF)		 70 78 100LL, Jet A-1+
63.9 Greenville Spartanburg International Airport
(GSP KGSP GSP)		 189 196 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 VFR OPS ONLY.
A110-10 HIGH TRRN ALL QUADS, DALGT VFR OPS ONLY, RWY 35 UPHILL GRADE, RWY 17 RGT TFC PREFERRED FOR TKOF.
A110-11 MIL OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
A110-12 WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
A110-13 GRAVEL MINING OPS WEST OF AND ADJ TO RWY WITH DIRT BANK RANGING 26-48 FT HIGH LCTD 300-500 FT FROM RWY CNTRLN.
A110-14 RWY 35 HAS 220+ FT TREES AND MTUS TRRN 2200FT FM THLD OFFSET 400 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A110-15 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A110-16 ONGOING CONST ACT WITH MEN AND EQUIP ON AND INVOF RWY 17/35.
A110-17 GRASS LDG AREA FOR JAARS TRNG ONLY; SIMUL LDGS ON GRASS AND ON RWY PROHIBITED.
A110-3 RWY 35 MTUS TRRN 6000 FT FM RWY END AND 650 FT ABV RWY ELEV ON CNTRLN.
A110-6 RWY 35 HAS 60 FT DROP-OFF 250 FT FROM THR AND 50 RIGHT OF CNTRLN. RWY 17 HAS 40 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FROM THR.
A30-17/35 RWY 17/35 RWY 17 PREFERRED FOR TKOFS - RWY 35 PREFERRED FOR LDGS.
A58-17 HAS 17 FT TREES 0-200 FT FR THR OFFSET 118 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
A58-35 HAS 4 FT BRUSH 189 FT FR THR OFFSET 121 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 24 HR 100LL & JET A FUEL SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
A82 AUTOMATED UNICOM.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 17/35
H1
Longest Runway: 17/35 is 3001 ft (915 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

7A8 Airport Runway Details

Runway 17/35  3001 ft x 60 ft (915 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 12/19/2014
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

Runway 17

Runway 35
Elevation: 
 2745.2 2700.6
Latitude: 
 35-56-57.1885N 35-56-29.3660N
Longitude: 
 081-59-52.7719W 081-59-40.1066W
Runway True Alignment: 
 160 340
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 BRUSH BRUSH
Object Height: 
 14 3
Distance from End: 
 219 204
Object Centerline Offset: 
 20 ft. right of centerline 62 ft. right of centerline

Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
Runway Length Source:  FAA-EST IMAGERY as of 03/19/2017
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

Helipad H1
Elevation: 
 2750.0
Latitude: 
 35-56-53.4000N
Longitude: 
 081-59-48.6000W
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good
Object at End: 
 TREES
Object Height: 
 60
Distance from End: 
 462
Object Centerline Offset: 
 20 ft. right of centerline 62 ft. right of centerline

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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