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Spruce Pine · US

Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8)

2,750 ft MSL2 listed runwaysTower status unverified
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THE FIELD

Runways

17/35

3,001 × 60 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: Not published

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 17

Published direction
Right traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,745.2 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 3

17 · CLOSE IN OBSTN
HAS 9 FT TREES 0-100 FT FR THR OFFSET 120 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. AND 14 FT TREES 197 FT FR THR OFFSET 97 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN

17 · OBSTN CLNC SLOPE
CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.

17/35 · RWY ID
RWY 17/35 RWY 17 PREF FOR TKOFS - RWY 35 PREF FOR LDGS.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 35

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,700.6 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

17/35 · RWY ID
RWY 17/35 RWY 17 PREF FOR TKOFS - RWY 35 PREF FOR LDGS.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

H1

40 × 40 ft

CONC · FAA lighting code: PERI

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · H1

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,750 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks

No remarks published for this runway/end in the loaded cycle.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

CTAF/UNICOMUNIC
123 MHz

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
100LL · A1+
Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
Not published
Ownership
Public

Attendance & contacts

UNATTENDED

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · DEAN HARRIS
828-260-3668

OWNER · AVERY COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY
828-260-3668

Airport remarks · 12

VFR OPS ONLY.

AUTOMATED UNICOM.

HIGH TRRN ALL QUADS, DALGT VFR OPS ONLY, RWY 35 UPHILL GRADE, RWY 17 RGT TFC PREF FOR TKOF.

MIL OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT.

WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

GRAVEL MINING OPS WEST OF AND ADJ TO RWY WITH DIRT BANK RANGING 26-48 FT HIGH LCTD 300-500 FT FROM RWY CNTRLN.

RWY 35 HAS 220+ FT TREES AND MTUS TRRN 2200FT FM THLD OFFSET 400 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

ONGOING CONST ACT WITH MEN AND EQUIP ON AND INVOF RWY 17/35.

GRASS LDG AREA FOR JAARS TRNG ONLY; SIMUL LDGS ON GRASS AND ON RWY PROHIBITED.

RWY 35 MTUS TRRN 6000 FT FM RWY END AND 650 FT ABV RWY ELEV ON CNTRLN.

RWY 35 HAS 60 FT DROP-OFF 250 FT FROM THR AND 50 RIGHT OF CNTRLN. RWY 17 HAS 40 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FROM THR.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.