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Hickory · US

Wilson's Airport (KE40)

985 ft MSL1 listed runwaysTower status unverified
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THE FIELD

Runways

17/35

2,175 × 70 ft

TURF · FAA lighting code: Not published

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 17

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
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Accelerate-stop
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Displaced threshold
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End elevation MSL
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Visual aid · FAA code
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Approach lighting
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Runway remarks · 2

17 · RWY MARKING TYPE CODE
RWY 17/35 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.

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

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

Traffic pattern · 35

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
Not published
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

No frequency data in this snapshot.

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
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Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
Not published
Ownership
Private

Attendance & contacts

UNATNDD

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

MANAGER · WILLIAM WILSON
828-217-3320

OWNER · WILLIAM WILSON
828-217-3320

Airport remarks · 8

VFR USE ONLY.

130 FT AGL UNMKD PLINES 1000 FT NORTH & EAST OF RWY AND UNMKD PLINES PARL TO EAST SIDE OF RWY 75 FT FM CNTRLN.

RWY 35 SLOPES UPHILL. LAST HALF OF RWY 17 SLOPES DOWNHILL - THLD OF RWY 35 IS 6 FT LOWER THAN THLD OF RWY 17.

WINDS PMTG TKOF RWY 17 AND LAND RWY 35.

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

RWY 35 LDG ACFT WILL TURN FINAL NORTH OF PLINES, ACFT ON STA WILL RMN ABV 1700 FT MSL UNTIL NORTH OF PLINES. ACFT DEPG SB CLIMB TO 1700 FT MSL BY PLINES OR INITIATE A XW TURN BEFORE REACHING PLINES.

RWY 35 HAS 10 FT DROP-OFF 20 FT FR THR BOTH SIDES CNTRLN.

RWY 17/35 MRKD BOTH ENDS WITH CONES INDICATING NON-PUBLD DSPLCD THLD.

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.