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9A9 · Shiflet Field

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 9A9 Elev 1,212 ft Lat 35° 43.24' N Lon 82° 0.59' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,340 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 — 3,340 ft 180 ft TURF-G Yes —
28 275.4° 3,340 ft 180 ft TURF-G Yes —

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 · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·LOW LYING FOG ON AIRFIELD DURING RAINY COOL WEATHER.
  • ·NUMEROUS OBSTNS IN APCH & PRIM SFCS.
  • ·HIGH TERRIAN ALL QUADRANTS.
  • ·HANGERS ARE SPACED CLOSER THAN NORMAL; SLOWER TAXI SPEEDS REQUIRED.
  • ·ARPT CLOSED AT NIGHT TO IN-TRANSIT TRAFFIC.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·RWY 10 HAS PRIVATE DRIVE CROSSING IN FRONT OF THR FRANK ROUTH - SECRETARY/TREASURER RY SUBJECT TO FLOODING AFT VERY HEAVY RAINS ON EAST END.
  • ·RDO-CTL FOR BASED AIRCRAFT ONLY.
  • ·RDO-CTL FOR BASED AIRCRAFT ONLY.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Shiflet Field 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. It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-12-13 Flight Design CTSW · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1987-06-19 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
1984-03-10 Schleicher KA6CR · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-22 Cessna 414A · Other · night-moonlit →
1982-03-05 Schweizer SGS-1-35 · Weather · 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
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 15 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 30 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 30 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 32 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 39 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 48 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 49 nm
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 51 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 51 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 56 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
William John Horan Marion NC 3 nm
Greig William Hillman Marion NC 3 nm
Richard Wayne Byrd Marion NC 3 nm
Jordan Isaiah Mckinney Marion NC 3 nm
William Carl Glenn Marion NC 3 nm
Richard Edward Blevins Spruce Pine NC 12 nm
John Robert Howard Union Mills NC 13 nm
Joel Markham Barker Jr Montreat NC 15 nm
Gary Dean Mckinney Morganton NC 15 nm
Mark Richard Bennett Morganton NC 15 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
Greig William Hillman Marion NC 3 nm
Paul Steven Clark Marion NC 3 nm
Henry Ruzakowski Marion NC 3 nm
Ronald Dale Lunsford Marion NC 3 nm
Ricky Dean Gardner Marion NC 3 nm
Kenneth Joseph Hoffman Jr Marion NC 3 nm
James Richard Lowe Marion NC 3 nm
Michael John Van Orden Marion NC 3 nm
Jeffrey Alan Miller Marion NC 3 nm
Kenneth Ian Thomson Marion NC 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 31 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 52 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 60 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 67 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 73 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 77 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 81 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 86 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 92 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 93 nm

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