Shiflet Field

Airport
9A9 is located in North Carolina
9A9
9A9
Location of airport in North Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 3,340 1,018 Turf
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/21/2021)4,350
Based aircraft59
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Shiflet Field (FAA LID: 9A9) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Marion, a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Shiflet Field covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 1,212 feet (369 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a turf surface measuring 3,340 by 180 feet (1,018 x 55 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 21, 2021, the airport had 4,350 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per week: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter, and 2 ultralight.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9A9 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
  • Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for 9A9
    • AirNav airport information for 9A9
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 9A9
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