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KMRN — Foothills Rgnl
Morganton, NC · field elevation 1,270 ft · NON-ATCT
KMRN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMRN 110355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3007 RMK AO2 T00620050
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 338 ft · pressure altitude 1,120 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KMRN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KMRN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.82022, -81.61142
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1159Z / 2222Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Caldwell, NC
Everything else KMRN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,500 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KHKY Hickory Rgnl12 nm
- KFQD Rutherford County/Marchman Fld28 nm
- KIPJ Lincoln County Rgnl30 nm
- KSVH Statesville Rgnl32 nm
- KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Rgnl34 nm
- KUKF Wilkes County35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMRN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.