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K7A8 · Avery County Morrison Field

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID K7A8 Elev 2,750 ft Lat 35° 56.68' N Lon 81° 59.74' 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: 3,001 ft. Max gradient: 1.49% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 160° 3,001 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) No 1.49%
35 340° 3,001 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) No 1.49%

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).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 13 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

    WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·HIGH TRRN ALL QUADS, DALGT VFR OPS ONLY, RWY 35 UPHILL GRADE, RWY 17 RGT TFC PREFERRED FOR TKOF.
  • ·MIL OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·GRAVEL MINING OPS WEST OF AND ADJ TO RWY WITH DIRT BANK RANGING 26-48 FT HIGH LCTD 300-500 FT FROM RWY CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 35 HAS 220+ FT TREES AND MTUS TRRN 2200FT FM THLD OFFSET 400 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·ONGOING CONST ACT WITH MEN AND EQUIP ON AND INVOF RWY 17/35.
  • ·GRASS LDG AREA FOR JAARS TRNG ONLY; SIMUL LDGS ON GRASS AND ON RWY PROHIBITED.
  • ·RWY 35 MTUS TRRN 6000 FT FM RWY END AND 650 FT ABV RWY ELEV ON CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 35 HAS 60 FT DROP-OFF 250 FT FROM THR AND 50 RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 17 HAS 40 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FROM THR.
  • ·RWY 17/35 RWY 17 PREFERRED FOR TKOFS - RWY 35 PREFERRED FOR LDGS.
  • ·HAS 17 FT TREES 0-200 FT FR THR OFFSET 118 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·HAS 4 FT BRUSH 189 FT FR THR OFFSET 121 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. 24 HR 100LL & JET A FUEL SVC AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,000 ops in 1997

2024 total

3,500

10-yr total

35,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 71% · Mil 29%

Events / million ops

57.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

8.16

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 3
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 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
2025-10-17 KITFOX II · Other · VMC · day →
2020-10-03 Beech 23 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2003-12-27 Socata TB21 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-11-18 NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY N3N-3 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-07-05 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · day →
1993-09-26 Aerospatiale TB21 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-09-02 Cessna 175 · Engine failure · 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 19 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 26 nm
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 39 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 39 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 40 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 40 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 42 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 44 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 55 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 57 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
Richard Edward Blevins Spruce Pine NC 4 nm
John Frank Groth Jr Newland NC 9 nm
Joseph Jacob Frederick Heintz Sugar Mountain NC 13 nm
Daniel Alvaro Lozano Banner Elk NC 14 nm
Lyndon Dean Burgin Burnsville NC 15 nm
Charles Calvin Thompson Iii Burnsville NC 15 nm
Daniel Hastings Woodard Burnsville NC 15 nm
William Mark Stamey Burnsville NC 15 nm
John Wesley Romine Burnsville NC 15 nm
William John Horan Marion NC 16 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
Frank Kinsey Butler Spruce Pine NC 4 nm
Richard Ryan Montague Spruce Pine NC 4 nm
Douglas Herbert Jennings Newland NC 9 nm
Gunther Jochl Sugar Mountain NC 13 nm
Justin Arthur Serini Banner Elk NC 14 nm
Larry Jean Solley Jr Nebo NC 14 nm
Kevin Walter Creamer Nebo NC 14 nm
Roger Lee Lowery Nebo NC 14 nm
John Wesley Romine Burnsville NC 15 nm
Gregory Stuart Bagwell Burnsville NC 15 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
 40 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 52 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 67 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 71 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 74 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 75 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 81 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 91 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 94 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 96 nm

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