# Montgomery County Airport (43A)

**Montgomery County Airport** (FAA: 43A) is a small airport in Star, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jul 1965. It has one runway, 4,002 ft (1,220 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k43a

## At a glance

- FAA: 43A
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Star, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jul 1965
- Elevation: 633 ft / 193 m
- Coordinates: 35.3841, -79.7905
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,002 ft / 1,220 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County_Airport_(North_Carolina) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3612732
- Weather station: KHBI
- Ident: K43A

## Timeline

- Jul 1965: Montgomery County Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 4,002 ft / 1,220 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 021° / 201° | yes |

- 03/21 slopes 1.5%: threshold 03 at 573 ft / 175 m, threshold 21 at 633 ft / 193 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,002 ft / 1,220 m | =9,563 of 29,858 | =3,756 in North America | =3,139 in US |
| Elevation | 633 ft / 193 m | #24,758 of 43,403 | #11,892 in North America | #9,908 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NR02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nr02.md) Jordan Field · 15 mi / 25 km
- [25NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/25nc.md) Smith Air Strip · 18 mi / 29 km
- [N26](https://dromopedia.com/airports/n26.md) Derby Aerodrome · 20 mi / 31 km
- [KHBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khbi.md) Asheboro Regional Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [09NR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/09nr.md) Dakota Air Ranch Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [BQ1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5nc3.md) Gilliam-McConnell Airfield · 20 mi / 32 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/k43a/data