Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP) in Andrews, North Carolina
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- Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP)
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Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP)
- General
- Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 07/01/1947, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 206 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 16506.*A, Location ID: RHP, Region: Southern, District Office: MEM, Unicom Frequency: 122.800 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.800 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Atlanta, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: RDU, Tie-In FSS Name: Raleigh, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1698 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: FAA (2007-04-06), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCT, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZTL, Boundary ARTCC Name: Atlanta, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: RHP, Last Inspection Date: 05/26/2014, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
- Location
- State: North Carolina, County: Cherokee, City: Andrews, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 35° 11' 42.827'', Lng: -83° 51' 46.939'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 35.195230, Lng: -83.863039, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NACO (2006-01-2), Distance from central business district: 2 mi (W) Find on map
- Owner
- Cherokee County, 75 Peachtree Street, Murphy, Nc 28906, 828-837-5527
- Manager
- Ed Marshall, 5840 Airport Road, Andrews, Nc 28901, 828-321-5114
- Operations
- Period: 05/26/2013 - 05/26/2014, Air Taxi Operations: 1,000, Itinerant Operations: 5,000, Local Operations: 14,000, Military Operations: 500
- Aircraft
- Single Engine Aircraft: 41, Multi Engine Aircraft: 7, Helicopters: 4
- Additional
- Fuel Types: 100LLA A1+, Magnetic Variation: 4W (Year 2000), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bulk Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: CHTR, INSTR, RNTL
- Remarks
- ACTVT REIL RY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT. MIRL RY 08/26 ON DUSK - DAWN. TO INCR INTST - CTAF.
Runway 1
- Base End
- Base End ID: 08, True Alignment: 71, Right Traffic Pattern: Yes, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 35° 11' 34.102'', Lng: -83° 52' 18.334'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 35.192806, Lng: -83.871760, Physical Elevation: 1682 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 24.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Displaced GPS (Degrees): Lat: 35° 11' 34.784'', Lng: -83° 52' 15.881'', Displaced GPS (Seconds): Lat: 35.192996, Lng: -83.871078, Elevation At Displaced Threshold: 1682 ft, Length At Displaced Threshold: 215 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 1682.3 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: RR, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 4, Object Height: 20 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 283.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 217R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3 (Up), Position Source: FAA (07/21/2005), Elevation Source: FAA (07/21/2005), Displaced Threshold Position Source: FAA (03/06/2015), Displaced Threshold Elevation Source: FAA (03/06/2015), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: FAA (03/06/2014)
- Reciprocal End
- Reciprocal End ID: 26, True Alignment: 251, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 35° 11' 51.550'', Lng: -83° 51' 15.543'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 35.197653, Lng: -83.854318, Physical Elevation: 1698 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 44.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 1698.1 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 9, Object Height: 21 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 397.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 177L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3 (Down), Position Source: FAA (07/21/2005), Elevation Source: FAA (07/21/2005)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Andrews)
as a new-to-be resident of Murphy, I was wondering if there are hops available from Ashville or Atlanta, or other major local airports to help avoid that 1000 mile drive from NY.
thanks and have a great day.