Watauga Medical Center Heliport (NC04)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	NC04
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	81°39'5.3820" W / 36°11'57.4620" N -81.651495 / 36.199295 (Estimated)
Elevation	2988.00 ft / 910.74 m (Estimated)
Location	Watauga County, NC
Magnetic Variation	07W (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER
Address	PO BOX 2600 BOONE, NC 28607-2600
Phone number	828-262-4100
Manager	HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
Address	336 DEERFIELD ROAD BOONE, NC 27607-5008
Phone number	828-265-5049

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green-Yellow (lighted heliport)
Sectional chart	CINCINNATI
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS	RDU - RALEIGH
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Communications

UNICOM

122.8 MHz

Runway Information

Runway H1

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

	H1
Physical elevation	2988.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	36.199295 / -81.651495	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MRN	FAN MARKER	LENOIR		0.00	03W	24.3 nm
BAR	NDB	HEMLOCK		320.00	02W	11.4 nm
FIQ	NDB	FIDDLERS		391.00	07W	29.4 nm
HK	NDB	TAWBA		332.00	06W	30.0 nm
TR	NDB	MOCCA		299.00	07W	38.7 nm
BO	NDB	BOOIE		221.00	07W	42.6 nm
BZM	VOR/DME	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN	84Y	113.75	06W	28.2 nm
GZG	VOR/DME	GLADE SPRING	102Y	115.55	02W	42.9 nm
HMV	VORTAC	HOLSTON MOUNTAIN	93X	114.60	04W	27.2 nm
HKY	VOT	HICKORY REGIONAL		110.00		30.3 nm

Remarks

• FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
• PRVDD FT/PT USE; SPONSOR WILL EXECUTE/MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL LTR OF AGREEMENT W/OWNER/OPERATOR OF BOONE-BLOWING ROCK ARPT ON TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS. ALL APCH/DEP ROUTES ARE FROM 270 DEGREES TO 090 DEGREES; AREA APPROPRIATELY MARKED; AND WIND INDICATOR MAINTAINED.