Montgomery County Airport (43A)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	43A
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	79°47'24.9590" W / 35°23'4.7390" N -79.790266 / 35.384650 (Estimated)
Elevation	632.50 ft / 192.79 m (Surveyed)
Land	83 acres
Location	Montgomery County, NC
Magnetic Variation	06W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Address	PO BOX 425 TROY, NC 27371
Phone number	910-576-4221
Manager	KEVIN MCNEILL
Address	PO BOX 425 TROY, NC 27371
Phone number	(910) 220-1218

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	CHARLOTTE
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZDC - WASHINGTON
Tie-in FSS	RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	RDU (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimensions	4002 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	03	21
Alignment	21°	201°
Physical elevation	572.70 ft	632.50 ft
Coordinates	35.379534 / -79.792720	35.389766 / -79.787812
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
VU	NDB	ALLER		346.00	06W	15.7 nm
HB	NDB	ALAMM		361.00	08W	37.1 nm
RU	NDB	ROVDY		275.00	06W	40.1 nm
ME	NDB	MAXTN		257.00	08W	42.7 nm
POB	TACAN	POPE	85X	113.80	07W	40.0 nm
SDZ	VORTAC	SANDHILLS	55X	111.80	03W	14.2 nm
LIB	VORTAC	LIBERTY	77X	113.00	03W	27.1 nm
GSO	VORTAC	GREENSBORO	109X	116.20	03W	40.8 nm

Remarks

• CTN: DEER ON AND INVOF RWY.
• UNMARKED 40 FT PLINE 350-750 FT FM THR RWY 21 ACROSS & L OF CNTRLN.
• 20-25 FT DEPRESSION 180 FT SOUTH OF RWY 03 THR ON CNTRLN.
• RWY 03 HAS UPHILL GRADE.
• 35-40 FT DROP-OFF 80 FT WEST OF RWY 03 CNTRLN; 30 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FM RWY 21 THR ON CNTRLN; 30 FT DROP-OFF 80 FT RIGHT OF RWY 21 CNTRLN.
• FOR CD CTC FAYETTEVILLE APCH AT 910-484-8012.
• RWY 21 HAS A PARALLEL GRAVEL DRIVEWAY 130 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
• VFR OPERATIONS ONLY.