Rutherford County/marchman Fld Airport (FQD)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	FQD
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	81°56'6.2800" W / 35°25'41.6000" N -81.935078 / 35.428222 (Estimated)
Elevation	1077.30 ft / 328.36 m (Surveyed)
Land	182 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles N of Rutherfordton, NC
Location	Rutherford County, NC
Magnetic Variation	05W (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARPT AUTH
Address	110 MARCHMAN FIELD DRIVE RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone number	828-287-0800
Manager	DEVON RAISCH
Address	110 MARCHMAN FIELD DRIVE SUITE 102 RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone number	(828) 287-0800

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	ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS	RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	FQD (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
AWOS-3	FQD (828-287-6498)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 01/19

Dimensions	5000 x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	01	19
Alignment	4°	184°
Physical elevation	1057.10 ft	1077.30 ft
Coordinates	35.421386 / -81.935603	35.435086 / -81.934547
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	LOC/DME
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MRN	FAN MARKER	LENOIR		0.00	03W	26.8 nm
FIQ	NDB	FIDDLERS		391.00	07W	21.3 nm
BRA	NDB	BROAD RIVER		379.00	07W	27.9 nm
IM	NDB	KEANS		357.00	07W	32.5 nm
HK	NDB	TAWBA		332.00	06W	37.6 nm
GHJ	NDB	STONIA		260.00	06W	40.7 nm
BAR	NDB	HEMLOCK		320.00	02W	43.7 nm
GM	NDB	JUDKY		521.00	05W	44.0 nm
UOT	NDB	UNION COUNTY		326.00	06W	47.0 nm
BZM	VOR/DME	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN	84Y	113.75	06W	43.0 nm
SUG	VORTAC	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN	59X	112.20	02W	16.4 nm
SPA	VORTAC	SPARTANBURG	104X	115.70	02W	23.7 nm
HKY	VOT	HICKORY REGIONAL		110.00		32.7 nm
CLT	VOT	CHARLOTTE		112.00		49.5 nm

Remarks

• RWY 01 HAS 100 FT DROP-OFF 315 FT FM THR OFFSET 140 FT RIGHT AND 160 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND 100 FT DROP-OFF 700-900 FT ALONG CNTRLN OFFSET 80 FT RIGHT.
• DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
• FOR CD CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275. WHEN GREER APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
• TWY A TOWARD RWY 1 HAS 30 FT DROP-OFF 60 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
• RWY 19 HAS 12 FT UNMARKED POWER LINES 440 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.