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KMRN · Foothills Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID KMRN FAA MRN Elev 1,270 ft Lat 35° 49.21' N Lon 81° 36.68' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.72%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 23.6° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.72%
21 203.6° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.72%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.175
  • CNTR ATLANTA CNTR 125.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMRN on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 33 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 14 threshold displaced 185 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Runway 14 threshold displaced 185 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 14 threshold displaced 185 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 14: Thld dsplcd 185´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 14–32—CTAF

  • 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 invof rwy.

  • 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 and coyote on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (33 sentences)
  • ·Rwy 14 has dsplcd thld lights but no lights at beginning of pavement.
  • ·Noise sensitive area avoid deps btn 0400Z‡ and 1100Z‡.
  • ·Dep Rwy 32 heading 324 deg until over lake to avoid houses.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡, Sat–Sun 1500–2100Z‡.
  • ·Unattended all major hols.
  • ·Dep Rwy 14 hdg 160 degs to avoid school.
  • ·Back taxi on rwy—no parl twys.
  • ·Acft taxiing on grass invof residential airpark hangar access.
  • ·Rwy 32 has 10´ drop–off 5´ fm left side of pavement and acft parked 200´ from end of rwy 100´ right of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 numbers nstd size.
  • ·Dep Rwy 14 hdg 160 degs to avoid school.
  • ·Ctc flt ops for tiedown, hngr, and fuel info at 704–662–6227.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 704-880-1563
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CHARLOTTE APP/DEP CON 134.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Apch at 704-359-0241.
  • ·Call when at rwy ready for dep.
  • ·CHARLOTTE (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 011º 25.5 NM to fld. 732/5W.
  • ·DME portion unusable: 015º–050º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 050º–100º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 185º–202º byd 15 NM 203º–220º 270º–350º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ VOR/DME controlled by Charlotte ATCT VOR unusable: 203º–220º MORGANTON FOOTHILLS RGNL (MRN)(KMRN) 6 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N35º49.21´ W81º36.69´ 1270 B NOTAM FILE MRN RWY 03–21: H5500X75 (ASPH) D–60 MIRL 0.7% up NE RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.5º TCH 48´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ OX 1, 4 LGT Actvt REILs Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21–CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2200Z‡, Sun 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·After hrs fuel or svc call 828–757–0099.
  • ·Hang glider act dalgt hrs–east side of Rwy 03–21 in rwy safety area.
  • ·Rwy 03, 100´ dropoff 330´ from thld and 80´ both sides of cntrln along first 1000´ of rwy.
  • ·Rwy 21, 30´ dropoff 400´ from thld both sides and 10´ dropoff 50´ from thld and 150´ rgt of cntrln.
  • ·Apron tie down space ltd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 828-757-0099
  • ·AWOS–3P 124.175 (828) 757–0788.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·BARRETTS MOUNTAIN (H) (H) VOR/DME 113.75 BZM Chan 84(Y) N35º52.13´ W81º14.43´ 267º 18.3 NM to fld. 1880/6W.

+ 3 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Morganton-Lenoir

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

2

13.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 30,065 ops in 1990

2024 total

17,000

10-yr total

170,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 91% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

5.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.78

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 7
  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-09-12 Schleicher ASW-24E · Stall / spin · day →
2023-10-22 Mooney M20C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-11-15 WOODROW LARRY W Sonex · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-05-05 Hughes TH 55 · Other · day →
2007-03-24 Harrison Robert J. Longez · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2005-10-14 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day →
2000-12-27 Cessna 305A · Other · day →
1999-10-22 Cessna 305C · Loss of control · dusk →
1996-02-18 Beech 95-B55 · CFIT · VMC · night →
1995-10-28 Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1995-03-23 Aerotek Zuni · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1992-02-26 Beech H-18 · Other · IMC · day →
1991-08-31 ICARD, CLAUDE M. SONERAI II LT · Other · VMC · day →
1988-02-24 Beech 18S · Other · VMC · day →
1986-12-12 Luscombe 8A · Other · 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
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 6 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 36 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 40 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 41 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 44 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 50 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 50 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 51 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 54 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 54 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
Andrew Michael Spencer Rutherfrd Col NC 6 nm
Dawn Allen Sullivan Hudson NC 6 nm
John David Barbour Hudson NC 6 nm
Gary Dean Mckinney Morganton NC 6 nm
Mark Richard Bennett Morganton NC 6 nm
Jamie Lee Maiella Morganton NC 6 nm
Abram Seth Hoff Morganton NC 6 nm
Joseph Patton Waters Morganton NC 6 nm
George Togo Crowell Iii Lenoir NC 7 nm
James Cooper George Lenoir NC 7 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
Daniel Dudley Lucas Sr Valdese NC 4 nm
Terrance Robert Loviska Valdese NC 4 nm
Paul Hugh Severt Jr Valdese NC 4 nm
Zachary Dean Franklin Valdese NC 4 nm
Weylin Eric Bonorden Rutherfrd Col NC 6 nm
Samuel Clinton Spencer Hudson NC 6 nm
James Preston Trexler Hudson NC 6 nm
Richard Barnes Rotax Hudson NC 6 nm
Eric Blaine Knutson Morganton NC 6 nm
John Michael Burns Morganton NC 6 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
 32 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 49 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 51 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 51 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 54 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 57 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 75 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 96 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 101 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 105 nm

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