Montgomery County
43A · Star, North Carolina · Montgomery County · map
Montgomery County is a public-use airport owned by Montgomery County in Star, North Carolina, 632 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 4,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,800 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Montgomery County?
Its FAA code is 43A.
Where is Montgomery County?
It is in Star, North Carolina, 632 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Montgomery County?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 4,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Montgomery County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Montgomery County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Montgomery County?
10 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Montgomery County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 43A
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Montgomery County
- Elevation
- 632 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,453 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 458 ft, pole 26 ft high 456 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Asheboro Regional (17 nm north), Stanly County (18 nm west), Moore County (22 nm southeast), Siler City Municipal (24 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- Ctn: deer on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Activate PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Avgas 100LL 24 hour self service with credit card.
- Approach ratio 24:1 to dthr.
- Unmarked 40 feet power line 350-750 feet from threshold runway 21 across and L of centerline.
- 20-25 feet depression 180 feet south of runway 03 threshold on centerline.
- Runway 03 has uphill grade.
- 35-40 feet DROP-OFF 80 feet west of runway 03 centerline; 30 feet DROP-OFF 300 feet from runway 21 threshold on centerline; 30 feet DROP-OFF 80 feet right of runway 21 centerline.
- Runway 21 has a parallel gravel driveway 130 feet right of centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,800, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 1,300 |
| military | 2,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Star from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Star, North Carolina: 1 piston twin, 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 8 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 9 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 16 training center evaluators, 4 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners.
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Moore County Airport · Carthage, NC (17 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lexington, NC (35 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · FBO · Sanford, NC (36 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Christopher Marshall Whittle private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Burlington, NC (43 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Signature FBO · Greensboro, NC (44 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · SIGNATURE AVIATION · Greensboro, NC (44 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
- Adam Rosenberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Concord, NC (45 nm) · (516) 567-4828 · [email protected]
- Craig Varnum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Concord, NC (45 nm) · (704) 724-3655 · [email protected]
All 61 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Star 2 aircraft · 1 piston twins, 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,120 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/43A.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.