Shiflet Field | |
Faa: | 9A9 |
Type: | Public use |
Owner: | Marion Airport Commission |
City-Served: | Marion, North Carolina |
Elevation-F: | 1,212 |
Coordinates: | 35.7206°N -82.0097°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in North Carolina |
Pushpin Label: | 9A9 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,340 |
R1-Surface: | Turf |
Stat-Year: | 2021 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 5/21/2021) |
Stat1-Data: | 4,350 |
Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
Stat2-Data: | 59 |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Shiflet Field 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. It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission.
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).
For the 12-month period ending May 21, 2021, the airport had 4,350 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per week: 99% general aviation and 1% military.At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter, and 2 ultralight.