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KRHP · Western Carolina Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KRHP FAA RHP Elev 1,697 ft Lat 35° 11.71' N Lon 83° 51.78' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 71.3° 5,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
26 251.3° 5,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.29%

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 3 119.675
  • CNTR ATLANTA CNTR 134.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 49 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; and after 0400Z‡, MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; and after 0400Z‡, MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwys 17 & 35; HIRLs Rwy 17–35. 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

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 08–26: H5500X100 (ASPH) S–25, D–45 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 0…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 08—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; and after 0400Z‡, MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; and after 0400Z‡, MIRL Rwy 03–21—CTAF

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: H8002X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–219, 2D–404, 2D/2D…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwys 17 & 35; HIRLs Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwys 17 & 35; HIRLs Rwy 17–35—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

    migratory birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (49 sentences)
  • ·RWY 26: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1+ LGT MIRL Rwy 08–26 opr SS–SR; to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 08 and 26 oper consly, otr times—CTAF.
  • ·Bcn lctd 0.5 mi north of west end of Rwy 08–26.
  • ·Rwy 26 PAPI unusbl byd 6º right of cntrln due to trrn; unusbl byd 2.5 nm fm thr due to trrn.
  • ·Rwy 08 PAPI unusbl byd 6º left and 8º right of cntrln due to trrn.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–2200Z‡, Sun 1700–2200Z‡.
  • ·Unattended Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year´s Day.
  • ·Livestock pastured invof arpt.
  • ·Low flying mil jet acft overfly arpt. 100LL avbl 24 hr with credit card.
  • ·Rwy 08, 8´ drop–off, 108´ from thld both sides in rwy safety area. 4´–5´ ditch 75´ from rwy cntrln on both sides.Rwy 08 RR 390´ right of cntrln on both sides.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –4C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 828-321-5114
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.675 (828) 321–1049.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·HARRIS (L) TACAN Chan 35 HRS (109.8) N34º56.58´ W83º54.94´ 010º 15.3 NM to fld. 3658/0E.
  • ·ANSON CO/JEFF CLOUD FLD (See WADESBORO on page 367) ASHE CO (See JEFFERSON on page 325) ASHEBORO RGNL (HBI)(KHBI) 6 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N35º39.27´ W79º53.68´ 671 B NOTAM FILE HBI RWY 03–21: H5501X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–60 MIRL RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 48´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT Dusk–0400Z‡.
  • ·Attended Oct–May 1300Z‡–dusk, Jun–Sep 1300Z‡–0100Z‡. 100LL and Jet A 24 hr self svc avbl with credit card.
  • ·Rwy 03 has 40´ dropoff 400´ fm thr; 0B.
  • ·Terrain rising south of the arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 336-625-6120
  • ·AWOS–3 119.275 (336) 626–7933.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®GREENSBORO APP/DEP CON 126.6 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–25B IAP CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12H, L–25E, 36F IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 NORTH CAROLINA 301 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Greensboro Apch at 743-222-6129.
  • ·GREENSBORO (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.2 GSO Chan 109 N36º02.74´ W79º58.58´ 173º 23.8 NM to fld. 908/3W.
  • ·RWY 17: TORA–8002 TODA–8002 ASDA–8002 LDA–8002 RWY 35: TORA–8002 TODA–8002 ASDA–8002 LDA–8002
  • ·PPR for unscheduled acr opns with more than 30 pax seats 0400–1200Z‡, call arpt comm 828–684–4577.

+ 19 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

6A3Andrews-Murphy Airport

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NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 20,500 ops in 2008

2024 total

20,500

10-yr total

205,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 93% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

9.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

7.32

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

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

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-04-09 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2023-04-15 HOLLAND TRAVIS E Velocity · Stall / spin · day →
2021-10-03 Beech S35 · Weather · night →
2014-07-10 PEKOLA JAMES W RIDGE RUNNER III · Fuel exhaustion · 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
Joseph Charles Gravalec Blairsville GA 20 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 30 nm
Travis Dean Wellik Alcoa TN 38 nm
Sarah Diane Arnold Benton TN 39 nm
Brian Ross Walker Sevierville TN 44 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 45 nm
Edwin R Dupont Knoxville TN 47 nm
Gary Wayne Sumner Knoxville TN 47 nm
Michael Taylor Copeland Knoxville TN 47 nm
Ryan Marshall Hile Knoxville TN 47 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
Theodore Roosevelt Scott Jr Andrews NC 2 nm
Douglas Pratt Allen Hayesville NC 9 nm
Joseph Rybicki Hayesville NC 9 nm
Christopher Jace Cotton Hayesville NC 9 nm
Andrew Mccue Ernst Jr Murphy NC 10 nm
Richard Francis Gensheimer Murphy NC 10 nm
Paul Scott Montgomerie Murphy NC 10 nm
Mitchell John Nimey Murphy NC 10 nm
John David Johnson Murphy NC 10 nm
Thomas Lee Whiddon Murphy NC 10 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
Gerald Carl Stadtmiller Andrews NC 2 nm
Alvin Roy Wright Andrews NC 2 nm
Jamie Todd Brown Andrews NC 2 nm
Alvin Timothy Wright Andrews NC 2 nm
Steven Richard Wacholz Marble NC 3 nm
Larry Brian Tague Robbinsville NC 8 nm
Douglas Pratt Allen Hayesville NC 9 nm
Randall Kent Garten Hayesville NC 9 nm
Michael Harlin Watson Hayesville NC 9 nm
William Ray Boyd Jr Hayesville NC 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 38 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 46 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 53 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 56 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 60 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 67 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 67 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 71 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 73 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 74 nm

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