Airport Information

7A8 - AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/

SPRUCE PINE, NC

METAR reported by MRN
Located 20.1nm at 112°

Current METAR

Reported by KMRN, 07/19 20:35 UTC

VFR

- broken 6500, broken 7500

- Visibility 10 Miles

- Precipitation unknown

- Winds 330° at 5 Knots

- Temperature 25c, 77f

- Dewpoint 17c, 63f

- 30.11 inches mercury

Raw: 2018/07/19 20:35 KMRN 192035Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM BKN065 BKN075 25/17 A3011 RMK AO2 T02500172

Location

Latitude/Longitude:	35° 56' 40.45" N / 81° 59' 44.41" W 35° 56.6742' N / 81° 59.7402' W 35.944570 / -81.995669
Elevation:	2750
Magnetic Variation:	04W
Sectional:	ATLANTA
Distance/Direction From City:	4 nautical miles NE of SPRUCE PINE, NC

Operations

Open to the Public:	Yes
Control Tower:	No
Attendance Schedule:	ALL YEAR, TUE-FRI, 0900-1700 ALL YEAR, SAT, 1100-1800 ALL YEAR, SUN, 1300-1800
Lighting Schedule:
Segmented Circle:	No
Landing Fee:	No
Unicom Frequency:	123.000
CTAF Frequency:	123.000

General Info

Airport Type:	Airport
Ownership Type:	Public
Owner:	AVERY COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY
Owner Address:	P O BOX 927 NEWLAND, NC 28657 828-733-8200
Manager:	RYAN MONTAGUE
Manager Address:	400 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777 828-766-8187
Number of Based Aircraft:	24
Number of Annual Operations:	6000

Services

Available Fuel:	100LL, Jet A
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Powerplant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen Availability:	None
Bulk Oxygen Availability:	None

Runways

Runway 17/35
3000 x 60 feet
Asphalt , in Good condition
Edge Lighting: No edge lighting

	17	35
True Alignment
Traffic Pattern	Right	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	Trees: 46 ft high, 340 ft from runway end, 83 ft to the right (on approach). - Clearance slope is 3:1. - Object is not marked or lighted.	Trees: 63 ft high, 1,054 ft from runway end, 154 ft to the right (on approach). - Clearance slope is 13:1. - Object is not marked or lighted.
Runway Remarks	- HIGH GROUND LEFT OF CENTERLINE STARTING AT 60 FT FROM RUNWAY CENTERLINE +15 FT HIGH 0-100 FT FROM THRESHOLD.	- 5 FT - 15 FT TREES LOCATED 0-200 FT FROM END OF MARKED THRESHOLD AND OFFSET 60 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND 10 FT BRUSH LOCATED 10 FT FROM MARKED THRESHOLD AND OFFSET 103 FT LEFT.

Remarks

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- AIRPORT RESTRICTED TO VFR ONLY.
- HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS, DAYLIGHT VFR OPERATIONS ONLY, RUNWAY 35 UPHILL GRADE, RUNWAY 17 RGT TRAFFIC PREFERRED FOR TAKEOFF.
- MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AND AROUND VICINITY OF AIRPORT.
- WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND VICINITY OF AIRPORT.
- GRAVEL MINING OPERATIONS WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.
- SELF-SERVICE FUELING AFTER HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD.
- RUNWAY 35 MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOVE RUNWAY ELEVATION- 6000 FT FROM RUNWAY END- 650 FT ABOVE RUNWAY ELEVATION- ON CENTERLINE.
- RUNWAY 35 HAS 60 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FROM THRESHOLD AND 60 FT DROPOFF 70 FT LEFT OF CNTRL. RUNWAY 17 HAS 40 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
- AIRPORT PH # 828-766-8187.
- FBO SERVICE AVAILABLE.
- CELL PH # 828-467-1914.
- CLOSED ON MONDAYS
- RUNWAY 17/35 RUNWAY 17 PREFERRED FOR TKOFS - RUNWAY 35 PREFERRED FOR LNDGS.
- HIGH GROUND LEFT OF CENTERLINE STARTING AT 60 FT FROM RUNWAY CENTERLINE +15 FT HIGH 0-100 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
- 5 FT - 15 FT TREES LOCATED 0-200 FT FROM END OF MARKED THRESHOLD AND OFFSET 60 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND 10 FT BRUSH LOCATED 10 FT FROM MARKED THRESHOLD AND OFFSET 103 FT LEFT.
- JET A WITH ADDITIVE PREMIXED.

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