VFR
56NC
WHEAT FLD
TRYON, NC
Elevation
960 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
1,500 ft
About Wheat Field
Serving Tryon, North Carolina, Wheat Field is a privately owned, non-towered airport identified as 56NC. The facility features a single turf runway, 09/27, measuring 1,500 feet long and 80 feet wide.
Operations are confined to visual flight rules since no instrument approaches are published for the field. The non-towered strip has no published frequencies, so pilots must coordinate their own traffic under see-and-avoid procedures. There is no fuel service on record here. As a private-use facility, it is not open to transient traffic without prior permission.
The field rests at an elevation of 960 feet above mean sea level.
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Questions
- Where is Wheat Field (56NC) located?
- Wheat Field is located in Tryon, NC.
- Is Wheat Field a public or private airport?
- Wheat Field (56NC) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Wheat Field have?
- Wheat Field has a single runway, 09/27 at 1,500 feet of turf.
- What is the field elevation at Wheat Field?
- Wheat Field sits at 960 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Wheat Field have an instrument approach?
- No, Wheat Field has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Wheat Field have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Wheat Field (56NC) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.