Avery County/Morrison Field
7A8 · Spruce Pine, North Carolina · Avery County · map
Avery County/Morrison Field is a public-use airport owned by Avery County Arpt Authority, 4 miles northeast of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 2,745 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 3,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 14 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Avery County/Morrison Field?
Its FAA code is 7A8.
Where is Avery County/Morrison Field?
It is 4 miles northeast of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 2,745 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Avery County/Morrison Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 3,001 feet long.
Does Avery County/Morrison Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Avery County/Morrison Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Avery County/Morrison Field?
7 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7A8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Avery County Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 2,745 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1962
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,001 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, brush 11 ft high 206 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 59 ft high 1,098 ft from the end
- Runway H1: trees 60 ft high 462 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Automated UNICOM. |
| Hickory and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Foothills Regional (20 nm east), William B Greene JR Regional (27 nm north), Johnson County (30 nm north).
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.
- Automated UNICOM.
- 24 hour 100LL and jet a fuel service available with credit card.
- Runway 17/35 runway 17 pref for takeoffs - runway 35 pref for landings.
- Has 9 feet trees 0-100 feet FR threshold offset 120 feet left of centerline. And 14 feet trees 197 feet FR threshold offset 97 feet right of centerline
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Runway 35 mtus trrn 6000 feet from runway end and 650 feet above runway elev on centerline.
- Runway 35 has 60 feet DROP-OFF 250 feet from threshold and 50 right of centerline. Runway 17 has 40 feet DROP-OFF 300 feet from threshold.
- High trrn all quads, daylight VFR operations only, runway 35 uphill grade, runway 17 right traffic pref for takeoff.
- Military operations on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Gravel mining operations west of and adjacent to runway with dirt bank ranging 26-48 feet high located 300-500 feet from runway 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 | 14 |
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 3,500, 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 | 1,000 |
| military | 1,000 |
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 Spruce Pine from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Spruce Pine, North Carolina: 7 piston singles. 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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Brandon NeSmith private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Foothills Regional Airport · Morganton, NC (20 nm) · (828) 638-5370 · [email protected]
- Daniel Jonathan Moore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Dan Moore Aero LLC · Elizabethton, TN (27 nm) · (423) 647-4359 · [email protected]
- Gregory Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes · Rutherford County Airport FBO · Rutherford, NC (36 nm) · (828) 460-3646 · [email protected]
- David Alan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fletcher, NC (37 nm) · (828) 458-8484 · [email protected]
- Eric R. Spicer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · TRI-Cities Airport · Blountville, TN (39 nm) · (423) 341-0220 · [email protected]
- Mark Robey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tri-Cities Aviation · Blountville, TN (39 nm) · (931) 431-8119 · [email protected]
- Donald Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SkyKnight Hangar · Greeneville, TN (42 nm) · (850) 333-4886 · [email protected]
All 29 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
- 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 · 7 since 1982, 1 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 Spruce Pine 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 1 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/7A8.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 29, 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.