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
Map
9A9 Location of airport in North Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 3,340 1,018 Turf
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/21/2021) 4,350 Based aircraft 59
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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. It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission.

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).

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.

See also

• List of airports in North Carolina

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