Airport Information

56NC - WHEAT FIELD

TRYON, NC

METAR reported by FQD
Located 14.1nm at 020°

Current METAR

Reported by KFQD, 04/20 14:15 UTC

VFR

- No Clouds Below 12000'

- Visibility 10 Miles

- Precipitation unknown

- Winds 130° at 3 Knots

- Temperature unknown

- Dewpoint unknown

- 30.39 inches mercury

Raw: 2018/04/20 14:15 KFQD 201415Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A3039 RMK AO2 T01031030

Location

Latitude/Longitude:	35° 12' 24.00" N / 82° 1' 55.00" W 35° 12.4000' N / 82° 01.9167' W 35.206667 / -82.031944
Elevation:	960
Magnetic Variation:	06W
Sectional:	ATLANTA
Distance/Direction From City:	12 nautical miles E of TRYON, NC

Operations

Open to the Public:	No
Control Tower:	No
Attendance Schedule:	Unattended
Lighting Schedule:
Segmented Circle:	No
Landing Fee:	No
Unicom Frequency:
CTAF Frequency:

General Info

Airport Type:	Airport
Ownership Type:	Private
Owner:	JIM & KATHE WHEATON
Owner Address:	P.O. BOX 1536 TRYON, NC 28782 828-863-2222
Manager:
Manager Address:
Number of Based Aircraft:	1
Number of Annual Operations:	0

Services

Available Fuel:	No fuel available
Airframe Repair:	Unknown
Powerplant Repair:	Unknown
Bottled Oxygen Availability:	Unknown
Bulk Oxygen Availability:	Unknown

Runways

Runway 09/27
1500 x 80 feet
Turf , in Unknown condition
Edge Lighting: No edge lighting

	09	27
True Alignment
Traffic Pattern	Left	Left
Threshold lat/lon	unknown	unknown
Threshold Crossing Height	0	0
Touchdown Elevation	0	0
ILS	None	None
Visual Glide Slope	none	none
Controlling Object	Power Line: 1350 ft high, 30 ft from runway end, on the centerline. - Clearance slope is 0:1. - Object is not marked or lighted.	Trees: 250 ft high, 40 ft from runway end, on the centerline. - Clearance slope is 0:1. - Object is not marked or lighted.
Runway Remarks	none	none

Remarks

Show Raw FAA Text

- RCMD AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF TO THE WEST, LND FROM THE WEST DUE TO TREES TO EAST.
- PROVIDED VFR, PRIVATE USE.

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