Dirt Dobber'S Grass Strip
NC97 · Shelby, North Carolina · Cleveland County · map
Dirt Dobber'S Grass Strip is a private airport, 5 miles north of Shelby, North Carolina, 930 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 1,600 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NC97
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 930 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,600 × 100 ft | Grass |
- Runway 08: trees 40 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
- Runway 26: power line 30 ft high 600 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Shelby from the FAA register
49 aircraft are registered to owners in Shelby, North Carolina: 40 piston singles, 4 balloons, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided VFR operations and pvt use.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.