# Maxwell Airport (3NC7)

**Maxwell Airport** (FAA: 3NC7) is a small airport in Sparta, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jun 1984. It has one runway, 1,300 ft (396 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3nc7

## At a glance

- FAA: 3NC7
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sparta, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jun 1984
- Elevation: 3,050 ft / 930 m
- Coordinates: 36.5193, -81.1367
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,300 ft / 396 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35278494
- Weather station: KGEV
- Ident: 3NC7

## Timeline

- Jun 1984: Maxwell Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,300 ft / 396 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,300 ft / 396 m | =28,704 of 29,858 | =14,591 in North America | =13,052 in US |
| Elevation | 3,050 ft / 930 m | =5,354 of 43,403 | =2,674 in North America | =2,071 in US |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =6,590 in North America | =6,485 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [NC50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc50.md) Skyland Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [NC35](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6832.md) Mouse and Snake Ranch Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [KGEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgev.md) Ashe County Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [IKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kukf.md) Wilkes County Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [KHLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khlx.md) Twin County Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [KZEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kzef.md) Elkin Municipal Airport · 26 mi / 41 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3nc7/data