Shiflet Field
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
| Owner | Marion Airport Commission | ||||||||||
| Serves | Marion, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,212 ft / 369 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′14″N 082°00′35″W / 35.72056°N 82.00972°W | ||||||||||
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  9A9 Location of airport in North Carolina | |||||||||||
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Shiflet Field (FAA LID: 9A9) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Marion, a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission.[1]
Shiflet Field covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 1,212 feet (369 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a turf surface measuring 3,340 by 180 feet (1,018 x 55 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 21, 2021, the airport had 4,350 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per week: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter, and 2 ultralight.[1]
