Airports near Morganton, NC
16 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Morganton, North Carolina — 6 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: Foothills Regional (KMRN), 6.6 nm NE. Closest public fuel: KMRN (100LL,A1+), 6.6 nm. Longest runway: 6,401 ft at KHKY.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Morganton | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC52 | Silver Creek Morganton · Airport | 2.2 nm W | Private | 3,600 ft (soft) | 100 | — |
| 3NC0 | Clyde Valley Morganton · Airport | 2.7 nm SW | Private | 1,750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KMRN | Foothills Regional Morganton · Airport | 6.6 nm NE | Public | 5,500 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.7 |
| 6NR6 | Patton Valley Nebo · Airport | 10.1 nm SW | Private | 1,250 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 18NC | Lanni Field Lenoir · Airport | 10.3 nm N | Private | 750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KHKY | Hickory Regional Hickory · Airport | 14.3 nm E | Public | 6,401 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 128.15 · CTAF 128.15 |
| 9A9 | Shiflet Field Marion · Airport | 15.9 nm W | Public | 3,340 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| NC27 | Lower Creek Lenoir · Airport | 16.1 nm NE | Private | 3,200 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| E40 | Wilson's Hickory · Airport | 16.5 nm E | Public | 2,175 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 36NC | Fly Sky Hickory · Airport | 17.6 nm E | Private | 2,007 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 69NC | Clute's Hilltop Forest City · Airport | 19.3 nm SW | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NR42 | Laughing Crow Airpark Cherryville · Airport | 19.8 nm SE | Private | 1,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7A8 | Avery County/Morrison Field Spruce Pine · Airport | 20.1 nm NW | Public | 3,001 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| 1NC9 | Northbrook International Ultraport Cherryville · Ultralight | 20.9 nm SE | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KFQD | Rutherford County/Marchman Field Rutherfordton · Airport | 21.8 nm SW | Public | 5,000 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| NC97 | Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Shelby · Airport | 22.9 nm S | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Morganton 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.