Airports near Hickory, NC
26 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Hickory, North Carolina — 8 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Wilson's (E40), 1.2 nm S. Closest public fuel: KHKY (100LL,A1+), 4.4 nm. Longest runway: 7,003 ft at KSVH.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Hickory | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E40 | Wilson's Hickory · Airport | 1.2 nm S | Public | 2,175 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 36NC | Fly Sky Hickory · Airport | 2.7 nm SE | Private | 2,007 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KHKY | Hickory Regional Hickory · Airport | 4.4 nm N | Public | 6,401 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 128.15 · CTAF 128.15 |
| N92 | Laneys Maiden · Airport | 13.5 nm SE | Public | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.8 |
| 1NC9 | Northbrook International Ultraport Cherryville · Ultralight | 13.5 nm S | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NR42 | Laughing Crow Airpark Cherryville · Airport | 13.8 nm S | Private | 1,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6NC1 | Little Mountain Denver · Airport | 14.7 nm E | Private | 3,000 ft | — | — |
| KMRN | Foothills Regional Morganton · Airport | 14.9 nm NW | Public | 5,500 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.7 |
| KIPJ | Lincoln County Regional Lincolnton · Airport | 15.0 nm SE | Public | 5,700 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 123.05 |
| NC59 | Alexander County Taylorsville · Airport | 15.3 nm NE | Private | 2,700 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 24NR | Indian Creek Lincolnton · Airport | 15.8 nm S | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 3NC5 | Flying Bj Stony Point · Airport | 16.8 nm NE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3NC0 | Clyde Valley Morganton · Airport | 16.9 nm W | Private | 1,750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NC27 | Lower Creek Lenoir · Airport | 17.6 nm N | Private | 3,200 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| NC2 | Taylorsville Taylorsville · Airport | 17.7 nm NE | Public | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 18NC | Lanni Field Lenoir · Airport | 17.8 nm NW | Private | 750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6NC4 | Brown Taylorsville · Airport | 18.0 nm NE | Private | 1,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NC52 | Silver Creek Morganton · Airport | 18.0 nm W | Private | 3,600 ft (soft) | 100 | — |
| NC58 | Gryder-Teague Taylorsville · Airport | 19.2 nm NE | Private | 3,400 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| NC26 | Long Island Airpark Catawba · Airport | 19.2 nm E | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 83NR | Wootens Statesville · Airport | 19.5 nm E | Private | 2,020 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| NC97 | Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Shelby · Airport | 19.6 nm SW | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NR04 | Southern Skies Taylorsville · Airport | 19.8 nm NE | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KSVH | Statesville Regional Statesville · Airport | 20.9 nm E | Public | 7,003 ft | 100LL,A,A1+ | CTAF 123.075 |
| 14A | Lake Norman Airpark Mooresville · Airport | 23.1 nm E | Public | 3,147 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| 6NR6 | Patton Valley Nebo · Airport | 24.7 nm W | Private | 1,250 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Hickory as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.