# Barker Private STOL Airport (53NR)

**Barker Private STOL Airport** (FAA: 53NR) is a small airport in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jun 2024. It has one runway, 602 ft (184 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53nr

## At a glance

- FAA: 53NR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jun 2024
- Elevation: 2,150 ft / 655 m
- Coordinates: 35.6471, -82.6688
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 602 ft / 184 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KAVL · WMO 72315
- Ident: 53NR

## Timeline

- Jun 2024: Barker Private STOL Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 602 ft / 184 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 602 ft / 184 m | #29,765 of 29,858 | #15,439 in North America | #13,889 in US |
| Elevation | 2,150 ft / 655 m | =8,202 of 43,403 | =3,789 in North America | =2,881 in US |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =11,710 in North America | =11,567 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [82NR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/82nr.md) Big Sandy Landing · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [35NR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/35nr.md) Friendship Field · 15 mi / 24 km
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [NC67](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc67.md) Six Oaks Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [4NC6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4nc6.md) Cane Creek Airport · 18 mi / 28 km
- [33NR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/33nr.md) Skyline Peak Airport · 22 mi / 35 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)
- [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/53nr/data