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KFQD Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field

Rutherfordton, NC · 3 miles N of RUTHERFORDTON, NC

Public Non-towered Publicly-owned ICAO KFQD
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Weather
118.275
(828-287-6498)
Unicom
122.8
Departure
119.4
Approach
119.4

Location & operations

Elevation
1077.3 ft
Coordinates
35-25-41.6000N 081-56-06.2800W
Lat / Long
35.4282222, -81.9350778
Mag. variation
05W (1995)
Time zone
UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Activated
11/1975
ARTCC
ATLANTA CENTER
FSS
RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility
FQD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance
0900-1800
Wind indicator
lighted
Segmented circle
no
Beacon
white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
Lights
ACTVT REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF.

Airport location no published diagram

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Runways

Longest 5,000 ft

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Dimensions
5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface
asphalt, in excellent condition
Edge lights
medium intensity
Weight bearing
Single wheel 50.0

Runway 1

Heading
009 magnetic, 004 true
VGSI / PAPI
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Instrument approach
LOC/DME
Markings
precision, in good condition
Touchdown point
yes, no lights
REIL
yes
Traffic pattern
left
Threshold elevation
1057.1 ft.
Obstructions
59 ft. trees, 1891 ft. from runway, 286 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Runway 19

Heading
189 magnetic, 184 true
VGSI / PAPI
2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)
Markings
nonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point
yes, no lights
REIL
yes
Traffic pattern
left
Threshold elevation
1077.3 ft.
Obstructions
22 ft. trees, 470 ft. from runway, 49 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26

Departures — DP / ODP 2

Approaches — IAP 2

Arrivals — STAR 0

None published.

Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.

Communications

Control Tower
No
Instrument Approach
LOC/DME

Services

Fuel
100LL $7.90 self $8.40 full
Jet A $7.90 self $8.40 full
AirNav, updated nightly
Fuel available
100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:100LL AND JET A 24 SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking
hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service
MAJOR
Powerplant service
MAJOR

Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.