Shiflet Field

Shiflet Field
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 9A9
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	Marion Airport Commission
Serves	Marion, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL	1,212 ft / 369 m
Coordinates	35°43′14″N 082°00′35″W / 35.72056°N 82.00972°W / 35.72056; -82.00972Coordinates: 35°43′14″N 082°00′35″W / 35.72056°N 82.00972°W / 35.72056; -82.00972
Map
9A9 Location of airport in North Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 3,340 1,018 Turf
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 4,350 Based aircraft 59
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Shiflet Field (FAA LID: 9A9) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Marion, a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States.^[1] It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission.^[1]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Shiflet Field covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 1,212 feet (369 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a turf surface measuring 3,340 by 180 feet (1,018 x 55 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2012, the airport had 4,350 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 93.2% single-engine, 3.4% multi-engine, and 3.4% ultralight.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 9A9
  • AirNav airport information for 9A9
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 9A9

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