Airports near Rutherfordton, NC
23 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Rutherfordton, North Carolina — 5 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: Rutherford County/Marchman Field (KFQD), 5.1 nm N. Closest public fuel: KFQD (100LL,A1+), 5.1 nm. Longest runway: 5,001 ft at KEHO.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Rutherfordton | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28NR | Dry Pond Rutherfordton · Airport | 1.2 nm W | Private | 1,450 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 58NC | Fox Haven Plantation Rutherfordton · Airport | 4.0 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KFQD | Rutherford County/Marchman Field Rutherfordton · Airport | 5.1 nm N | Public | 5,000 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| 69NC | Clute's Hilltop Forest City · Airport | 8.0 nm NE | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 56NC | Wheat Field Tryon · Airport | 8.9 nm S | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NC02 | Boomerang Harris · Airport | 9.6 nm SE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 8NC2 | Twin Airpark Caroleen · Airport | 9.8 nm E | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC36 | Paradise Landing Chesnee · Airport | 11.0 nm S | Private | 1,385 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| NC76 | Rondo Tryon · Airport | 13.6 nm SW | Private | 1,295 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 33A | Fairview Landrum · Airport | 13.7 nm SW | Public | 2,770 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| SC88 | Turner Field Chesnee · Airport | 14.8 nm SE | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 38SC | La Dolce Terra Gaffney · Airport | 14.9 nm SE | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC66 | Fulton Field Spartanburg · Airport | 17.5 nm S | Private | 2,219 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KEHO | Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Shelby · Airport | 18.9 nm E | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| 6NR6 | Patton Valley Nebo · Airport | 19.5 nm N | Private | 1,250 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NC97 | Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Shelby · Airport | 21.9 nm E | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 9A9 | Shiflet Field Marion · Airport | 22.5 nm N | Public | 3,340 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 0A7 | Hendersonville Hendersonville · Airport | 22.8 nm W | Public | 3,075 ft | — | CTAF 123.0 |
| 8NC9 | W N C Air Museum Hendersonville · Airport | 22.8 nm W | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 123.0 |
| 08NR | Bell Mountain Zirconia · Airport | 23.6 nm W | Private | 1,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3NC0 | Clyde Valley Morganton · Airport | 24.1 nm NE | Private | 1,750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NC67 | Six Oaks Asheville · Airport | 24.7 nm W | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 66SC | The Flying Few Greer · Airport | 24.8 nm SW | Private | 1,695 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Rutherfordton 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.