FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RHP |
| Lat/Long: | 35-11-42.8270N 083-51-46.9390W
35-11.713783N 083-51.782317W
35.1952297,-83.8630386
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1698.7 ft. / 517.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ANDREWS, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RHP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 08 & 26 OPER CONT. MIRL RWY 08/26 ON DUSK - DAWN; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
LCTD 0.5 MI NORTH OF WEST END OF RWY 08/26. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 119.675 (828-321-1049) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.568370N | | 35-11.859175N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.305580W | | 083-51.259050W |
| Elevation: | 1682.0 ft. | | 1698.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 071 true | | 255 magnetic, 251 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 215 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEG LEFT AND 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN (DUE TO TRRN). | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. rr, 216 ft. from runway, 246 ft. right of centerline
HAS 5 FT CROPS 0-200 FT FM END OFFSET 150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 2 FT BRUSH 189 FT FM END OFFSET 65 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 51 ft. trees, 1144 ft. from runway, 92 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
3 FT BERM 20 FT FM THLD OFFSET 81 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY
75 PEACHTREE STREET
MURPHY, NC 28906
Phone 828-835-8578 |
| Manager: | CHRIS WILLIAMS
5840 AIRPORT ROAD
ANDREWS, NC 28901
Phone 828-321-5114 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING MIL JET ACFT OVERFLY ARPT. |
| - | TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | 4-5 FT DITCH 75 FT FROM RWY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. |
| - | RWY 08 RR 390 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 260 FT FM THLD. |
| - | ARPT SRNDD BY HIGH TRRN. |
| - | RWY 08, 8 FT DROP-OFF, 108 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES IN RWY SAFETY AREA. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -4C. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
| - | LIVESTOCK PASTURED INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (423KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (391KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDZJ - Blairsville Airport (21 nm S)
1A5 - Macon County Airport (22 nm E)
1A3 - Martin Campbell Field Airport (26 nm SW)
24A - Jackson County Airport (33 nm E)
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (33 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Western Carolina Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2024 16:05:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2024 11:05:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KRHP | 091548Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3022 RMK AO2 T02200136
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| TAF |
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KTYS
38nm N | 091129Z 0912/1012 03008KT P6SM SCT250 FM091800 04005KT P6SM BKN200 FM100600 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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