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78A · Swan Creek Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID 78A Elev 1,135 ft Lat 36° 12.14' N Lon 80° 52.09' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,600 ft. Max gradient: 1.80% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 — 2,600 ft 125 ft TURF-F No 1.80%
28 — 2,600 ft 125 ft TURF-F No 1.80%
02 — 921 ft 125 ft TURF-F No 0.45%
20 — 921 ft 125 ft TURF-F No 0.45%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 7 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·TWR INVOF RWY 28 LEFT BASE. 4 FT FENCE ALONG LEFT EDGE RWY 10. 10 FT WIDE GRVL DRIVEWAY CROSSES RWY 02/20.
  • ·NO LINE-OF-SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.
  • ·FARM EQUIP ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·RWY 20 HAS 11-60 FT TREES 0-50 FT FROM THR BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN WHICH HIDE +3 FT FENCE 20 FT FROM THR 0 FT LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·EXISTED PRIOR TO MAY 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-11-01 Let L-13 · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-08-01 MOLINO OY PIK-20 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-09-07 Taylorcraft BC12-D · Weather · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 25 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 32 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 37 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 43 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 49 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 50 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 50 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 55 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 59 nm
Gregory Thomas Hudson Ramseur NC 65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Michael Buchanan Elkin NC 4 nm
Louis Abraham Jeroslow Elkin NC 4 nm
Matthew David Brown Hamptonville NC 8 nm
Justin Elliott Cedarleaf State Road NC 8 nm
Thomas Wesley Googe Boonville NC 8 nm
Daniel Bruce Smith Boonville NC 8 nm
Daniel Wayne Ward Boonville NC 8 nm
Steven Morton Coston Yadkinville NC 11 nm
Stephen Allen Shore Jr Thurmond NC 12 nm
Richard Bruce Ralston North Wilkesboro NC 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Harold Lee Cook Jonesville NC 3 nm
James Dean Money Jr Jonesville NC 3 nm
William Lynn Faircloth Jr Elkin NC 4 nm
Daniel Edwin Rieger Elkin NC 4 nm
George Ian Gillian Elkin NC 4 nm
Bradford Eugene Byrd Ronda NC 4 nm
Gregory Lee Wilson Roaring River NC 6 nm
Jeffrey Durham Mauldin Roaring River NC 6 nm
Matthew David Brown Hamptonville NC 8 nm
William Richard Goss Hamptonville NC 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 27 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 27 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 38 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 50 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 59 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 60 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 68 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 93 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 94 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 94 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.