Foothills Regional Airport (MRN)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	MRN
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	81°36'41.1000" W / 35°49'12.8000" N -81.611417 / 35.820222 (Estimated)
Elevation	1269.90 ft / 387.07 m (Surveyed)
Land	1170 acres
From nearest city	6 nautical miles NE of Morganton, NC
Location	Caldwell County, NC
Magnetic Variation	07W (2005)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	FOOTHILLS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORIT
Address	3566 FOOTHILLS AIRPORT RD MORGANTON, NC 28655
Phone number	828-757-0099
Manager	BRENT BRINKLEY
Address	3566 FOOTHILLS AIRPORT RD MORGANTON, NC 28655
Phone number	828-757-0099

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
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	MRN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
AWOS-3P	MRN (828-757-0788)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	LOW
Bulk oxygen	HIGH
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,CARGO,GLD,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,TOW

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimensions	5500 x 75 ft (1676 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	03	21
Alignment	24°	204°
Physical elevation	1230.20 ft	1269.70 ft
Coordinates	35.813312 / -81.615125	35.827154 / -81.607697
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	LOCALIZER
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on right
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MRN	FAN MARKER	LENOIR		0.00	03W	1.6 nm
FIQ	NDB	FIDDLERS		391.00	07W	7.2 nm
HK	NDB	TAWBA		332.00	06W	15.1 nm
BAR	NDB	HEMLOCK		320.00	02W	23.9 nm
GHJ	NDB	STONIA		260.00	06W	43.8 nm
BZM	VOR/DME	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN	84Y	113.75	06W	18.3 nm
CLT	VOR/DME	CHARLOTTE	97X	115.00	05W	49.8 nm
SUG	VORTAC	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN	59X	112.20	02W	40.6 nm
HMV	VORTAC	HOLSTON MOUNTAIN	93X	114.60	04W	44.8 nm
SPA	VORTAC	SPARTANBURG	104X	115.70	02W	49.7 nm
HKY	VOT	HICKORY REGIONAL		110.00		11.8 nm
CLT	VOT	CHARLOTTE		112.00		48.0 nm

Remarks

• APRON TIE DOWN SPACE LTD.
• RY 03, 100 FT DROPOFF 330 FT FM THLD AND 80 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN ALONG FIRST 1000 FT OF RY.
• RY 21, 30 FT DROPOFF 400 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 10 FT DROPOFF 50 FT FM THLD AND 150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
• HANG GLIDER ACT DALGT HRS - EAST SIDE OF RWY 03/21 IN RWY SAFETY AREA.
• DEER & COYOTE ON & INVOF ARPT.
• FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.