Airports near Shelby, NC
23 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Shelby, 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: Shelby-Cleveland County Regional (KEHO), 3.9 nm SW. Closest public fuel: KEHO (100LL,A1+), 3.9 nm. Longest runway: 5,700 ft at KIPJ.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Shelby | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC97 | Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip Shelby · Airport | 3.9 nm NE | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KEHO | Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Shelby · Airport | 3.9 nm SW | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| NR42 | Laughing Crow Airpark Cherryville · Airport | 9.8 nm NE | Private | 1,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 1NC9 | Northbrook International Ultraport Cherryville · Ultralight | 10.6 nm NE | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 8NC2 | Twin Airpark Caroleen · Airport | 11.0 nm W | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 38SC | La Dolce Terra Gaffney · Airport | 12.2 nm SW | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC88 | Turner Field Chesnee · Airport | 15.1 nm SW | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 69NC | Clute's Hilltop Forest City · Airport | 15.7 nm NW | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NC02 | Boomerang Harris · Airport | 16.0 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 24NR | Indian Creek Lincolnton · Airport | 16.6 nm NE | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 39SC | Rizzy Ridge Clover · Airport | 18.9 nm SE | Private | 800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KFQD | Rutherford County/Marchman Field Rutherfordton · Airport | 19.5 nm W | Public | 5,000 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| SC36 | Paradise Landing Chesnee · Airport | 20.0 nm SW | Private | 1,385 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KAKH | Gastonia Municipal Gastonia · Airport | 21.3 nm E | Public | 3,769 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| 28NR | Dry Pond Rutherfordton · Airport | 21.3 nm W | Private | 1,450 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC66 | Fulton Field Spartanburg · Airport | 21.8 nm SW | Private | 2,219 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 36NC | Fly Sky Hickory · Airport | 21.8 nm NE | Private | 2,007 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KIPJ | Lincoln County Regional Lincolnton · Airport | 22.1 nm NE | Public | 5,700 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 123.05 |
| 01SC | York York · Airport | 22.7 nm SE | Private | 2,580 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| E40 | Wilson's Hickory · Airport | 22.7 nm NE | Public | 2,175 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 3NC0 | Clyde Valley Morganton · Airport | 23.8 nm N | Private | 1,750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 56NC | Wheat Field Tryon · Airport | 23.9 nm W | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 58NC | Fox Haven Plantation Rutherfordton · Airport | 24.1 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Shelby 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.