Avery County/morrison Fld Airport (7A8)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	7A8
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	81°59'46.4000" W / 35°56'43.3000" N -81.996222 / 35.945361 (Estimated)
Elevation	2745.20 ft / 836.74 m (Surveyed)
Land	63 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles NE of Spruce Pine, NC
Location	Avery County, NC
Magnetic Variation	06W (2005)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	AVERY COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY
Address	P O BOX 927 NEWLAND, NC 28657
Phone number	828-260-3668
Manager	DEAN HARRIS
Address	400 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777
Phone number	828-260-3668

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ATLANTA
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZTL - ATLANTA
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	123.0 MHz
UNICOM	123.0 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AMB

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	3001 x 60 ft (915 x 18 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment

	17	35
Alignment	160°	340°
Physical elevation	2745.20 ft	2700.60 ft
Coordinates	35.949219 / -81.997992	35.941491 / -81.994474
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition

Runway H1

Dimensions	40 x 40 ft (12 x 12 m)
Surface	CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	PERI

	H1
Physical elevation	2750.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	35.948167 / -81.996833	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MRN	FAN MARKER	LENOIR		0.00	03W	20.2 nm
BAR	NDB	HEMLOCK		320.00	02W	13.7 nm
FIQ	NDB	FIDDLERS		391.00	07W	21.2 nm
HK	NDB	TAWBA		332.00	06W	35.0 nm
BO	NDB	BOOIE		221.00	07W	36.5 nm
IM	NDB	KEANS		357.00	07W	38.0 nm
TR	NDB	MOCCA		299.00	07W	39.9 nm
BRA	NDB	BROAD RIVER		379.00	07W	46.6 nm
BZM	VOR/DME	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN	84Y	113.75	06W	37.1 nm
HMV	VORTAC	HOLSTON MOUNTAIN	93X	114.60	04W	30.3 nm
SUG	VORTAC	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN	59X	112.20	02W	35.0 nm
HKY	VOT	HICKORY REGIONAL		110.00		32.0 nm

Remarks

• VFR OPS ONLY.
• 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.