Wilson's Airport (E40)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	E40
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	81°21'28.3100" W / 35°39'7.4760" N -81.357864 / 35.652077 (Estimated)
Elevation	985.00 ft / 300.23 m (Estimated)
Land	27 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles S of Hickory, NC
Location	Catawba County, NC
Magnetic Variation	05W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	WILLIAM WILSON
Address	3442 NC HWY 127 SOUTH HICKORY, NC 28602
Phone number	828-217-3320
Manager	WILLIAM WILSON
Address	3442 NC HWY 127 SOUTH HICKORY, NC 28602
Phone number	828-217-3320

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

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	2175 x 70 ft (663 x 21 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	17	35
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MRN	FAN MARKER	LENOIR		0.00	03W	15.6 nm
HK	NDB	TAWBA		332.00	06W	8.5 nm
FIQ	NDB	FIDDLERS		391.00	07W	15.7 nm
GHJ	NDB	STONIA		260.00	06W	29.4 nm
BAR	NDB	HEMLOCK		320.00	02W	39.4 nm
RU	NDB	ROVDY		275.00	06W	42.7 nm
UZ	NDB	RALLY		227.00	05W	47.8 nm
BZM	VOR/DME	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN	84Y	113.75	06W	14.2 nm
CLT	VOR/DME	CHARLOTTE	97X	115.00	05W	34.1 nm
SPA	VORTAC	SPARTANBURG	104X	115.70	02W	46.5 nm
SUG	VORTAC	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN	59X	112.20	02W	46.9 nm
HKY	VOT	HICKORY REGIONAL		110.00		5.6 nm
CLT	VOT	CHARLOTTE		112.00		32.3 nm

Remarks

• 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.
• VFR USE ONLY.