Foothills Regional Airport KMRN
Airport
Why pick this one
Foothills Regional Airport offers a 5,500-foot lighted runway, three IFR approaches, and 24-hour aircraft retrieval for home-based hangar customers.
Best for
- General aviation pilots needing an FBO near Morganton or Lenoir
- Aircraft owners seeking hangar storage with 24-hour home-customer availability
- Pilots needing Jet A or 100LL Avgas
- Pilots needing access to three IFR approaches
- Students seeking FAA-certified private, instrument, or commercial flight training
Look elsewhere if
- Scheduled commercial airline travel rather than general aviation services
Specialties
- Jet A and 100LL Avgas fueling
- Aircraft hangar storage
- Aircraft maintenance, inspection, and alteration
- FAA-approved flight instruction
- Cessna 172 rental and flight training
Certifications
- FAA-approved flight instruction available through SkyView Aviation
- FAA-certified training available through SkyView Aviation
What makes them different
- 5,500-foot by 75-foot paved and lighted runway
- Three IFR approaches: LOC RWY 3, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, and RNAV (GPS) RWY 21
- Hangar customers can request aircraft movement by text or phone, with aircraft out within 15 minutes
- Home-based hangar customers have 24-hour availability
- FBO includes a pilot lounge, cable television, Internet, flight-planning stations, and a conference room
- Response time
- Aircraft will be out within 15 minutes of a simple text or phone call for home-based hangar customers
- Serves
- Morganton, Lenoir, Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Hickory
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 3566 Morganton Lenoir Airport Ave, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- +18287570099
- Website
- http://foothillsairport.com/
- fbo@foothillsairport.com
Services
- General aviation airport operations
- Fixed-base operator services
- Aircraft fueling
- Hangar rentals
- Aircraft maintenance
- Flight training and aircraft rental
- Pilot supplies
- Courtesy car and rental cars
- Conference room
- Wi-Fi
- Catering and concierge services