# Shiflet Field (9A9)

**Shiflet Field** (FAA: 9A9) is a small airport in Marion, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Oct 1937. It has one runway, 3,340 ft (1,018 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/9a9

## At a glance

- FAA: 9A9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Marion, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Oct 1937
- Elevation: 1,212 ft / 369 m
- Coordinates: 35.7207, -82.0098
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,340 ft / 1,018 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiflet_Field (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14708167
- Weather station: KFQD
- Ident: 9A9

## Timeline

- Oct 1937: Shiflet Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,340 ft / 1,018 m | 180 ft / 55 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,340 ft / 1,018 m | =13,363 of 29,858 | =5,513 in North America | =4,625 in US |
| Elevation | 1,212 ft / 369 m | =14,854 of 43,403 | =6,434 in North America | =5,025 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [6NR6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6nr6.md) Patton Valley Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [US-3408](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3408.md) Strawberry Ridge Airstrip · 11 mi / 17 km
- [7A8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7a8.md) Avery County Morrison Field · 15 mi / 25 km
- [NC52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc52.md) Silver Creek Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [3NC0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3nc0.md) Clyde Valley Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [KFQD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfqd.md) Rutherford County Marchman Field · 21 mi / 33 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/9a9/data