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Great little strip
This is a private strip but I landed there several times while training out of Sugar Valley. It is neat how the north west end opens onto the Yadkin River.
That's an OLD image!
The satellite image provided is more than 4 years old! KMRN now has new hangar buildings, a parallel taxiway from the mid-field ramp at taxiway C to the end of RWY 21, new pavement markings, two helipads next to the FBO building, and the wind sock and segmented circle have been relocated.
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Great Local Airport
LHZ has the cheapest fuel prices in eastern NC... and it is full service. Rob Southerland is new airport director.
Fly In To The Beach
If you have a day to kick around... great location to fly the family to the beach. Park your aircraft, load up the beach chairs and walk across the highway to the beach. Check the weather carefully as winds make it difficult to land here. Not attended and no services available.
Call Ahead
You should call ahead before flying in... no fuel available. Weather changes quickly -- no ASOS. Must register to park overnight, but stay is limited. No services available.
IFR Training Airport
If you need to keep your IFR currency... recommend flying to GSO... Tower will work with you -- great group... easy to work with.
Airport About History
The airport is owned by the University of North Carolina and is scheduled to close in 2010 to make room for campus expansion. Too bad -- nice airport.
Convenient to SE NC Beaches
Stop by and visit with Howie Franklin -- Airport Manager, who used to serve on Air Force One... His office is a museum. He loves visitors... even give you a discount on fuel.
Accommodating airport for Outer Bank Visitors
Great rustic terminal... great ramp service. Crew car available to run onto town for a meal... Call ahead, busy during the summer months. Overnight free with fuel purchase.
Cheap Fuel
Stop in to this quiet airport for some quick inexpensive self service fuel anywhere along the Atlantic coast corridor... great intermediate stop from NY to FL. Say high to George the airport manager... great service.
57A Cafe
Decent eats right on the airport... pick a nice afternoon to fly in and enjoy the scenery and chocolate cake for dessert... Cheap fuel.
Restaurant
Great place to eat just off the airport. Homestead Restaurant http://www.thehomesteadsteakhouse.com/ When flying in... call ahead on Unicom 122.7 to arrange a free ride to/from the restaurant from the terminal. Great place to eat lunch and dinner. Posted by Komatoast
Wrong ID?
FAA uses 3NC8 for Chnquapin Heliport
Wrong ID?
FAA uses 7NC4 for Catawba Valley Medical Center Heliport
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses '81NC' for Cox Field.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses "NC20" for a different airport.
KGSO-An enroute stop
When USAIRWAYS closed the Cincinnati Station in 1997, I was forced to transfer and here's where I went. I liked the people, loved the area and left some good friends here on my way to KCMH where I polished off my career.
Leading Edge Aviation
Greg Turner runs a first class operation at this airport.
Fine facility at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
5000' runway, nice approaches, and super nice people. Lest I forget, there's also the 57A cafe next to the terminal. It's not haute cuisine but it is convenient and the pretty good.
Franklin
I fly into 1A5 about 6 times per year from South Florida. Atl radar can keep you till 7000 below that you need clear skies there is no instrument appproach. Toccoa Toc is a great alternate with a GPS approach and is in the foothills of the mountains. Franklin has a very friendly staff and a real nice FBO. I suggest landing on RWY 25 and taking off on RWY 7. Fly Safe Brett Panter flyern2568mike@aol.com
C172 rentals, self service fuel.
Was down in NC for vacation, decided to check out in and rent a 172 to give some friends a short tour of the southern NC coast. The check out instructor was nice and pointed out many sightseeing and local landmarks. Check-out was a *little* longer than I felt necessary, but again, was partly a sightseeing tour.
Cheap fuel!
Chrap fuel!
Ralph Fox is based here!
Use ILM Aero when you are here!
This is where I learned to fly
🔗 Sun, 29 Mar 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Sugar Valley Airport, United States
I did all my training from first flight through commercial at Sugar Valley. It is a great airport. The narrow (24ft) runway is different for most pilots and the 60 foot trees just off the arrival end of 20 are interesting for most pilots. If anyone wants to buy an airport, it is for sale.