# Blackhawk Field (NR72)

**Blackhawk Field** (FAA: NR72) is a small airport in Gold Hill, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Nov 2022. It has one runway, 1,746 ft (532 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nr72

## At a glance

- FAA: NR72
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gold Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Nov 2022
- Elevation: 746 ft / 227 m
- Coordinates: 35.4590, -80.3718
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,746 ft / 532 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KVUJ
- Ident: NR72

## Timeline

- Nov 2022: Blackhawk Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,746 ft / 532 m | 20 ft / 6 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,746 ft / 532 m | =26,698 of 29,858 | =13,373 in North America | =11,865 in US |
| Elevation | 746 ft / 227 m | =22,492 of 43,403 | =10,666 in North America | =8,803 in US |
| Age | Opened 2022 | =14,253 of 15,079 | =11,429 in North America | =11,289 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [NC25](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc25.md) Gold Hill Airport · 4.9 mi / 7.8 km
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- [1NC8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1nc8.md) Lonesome Field · 7.5 mi / 12 km
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## 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/nr72/data