Western Carolina Regional Airport

Western Carolina Regional Airport (ICAO: KRHP, FAA LID: RHP) is a county-owned public-use airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the central business district of Andrews, in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.[2][3] It was formerly known as Andrews-Murphy Airport.[4]

Western Carolina Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCherokee County
OperatorManaging FBO Gayland Trull (70)
ServesAndrews, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL1,697 ft / 517 m
Coordinates35°11′43″N 083°51′47″W
Websitewesterncarolinaregional.us
Map
RHP is located in North Carolina
RHP
RHP
Location of Western Carolina Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations20,500
Based aircraft42

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned RHP by the FAA and has no assignment from the IATA[5] (which assigned RHP to Ramechhap, Nepal[6]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KRHP.[3]

Airport history

Western Carolina Regional Airport was constructed in 1946 by Edgar Augustus Wood Sr and colloquially known as Wood Field after its owner.[7] The airport was purchased by Cherokee County in 1969 and renamed Andrews-Murphy Airport.[7] In 2009 the airport was again renamed Western Carolina Regional Airport.[7] In 2017, the airport terminal was named after local US Navy aviation veteran and longtime airport manager, Mr. Richard Parker.[8]

1947 Western Carolina Regional Airport
Richard Parker Airport Terminal

Facilities and aircraft

Western Carolina Regional Airport covers an area of 206 acres (83 ha) at an elevation of 1,697 feet (517 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2020, the airport had 20,500 aircraft operations, an average of 56 per day: 92% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 37 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[3]

Airport services

The KRHP service features tie-down and hangar space as well as fuel and service: 100LL, JET-A, JET-A1+.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for RHP PDF, effective 2023-06-15.
  2. FAA Form 5010 for RHP. Federal Aviation Administration. 2023.
  3. "AirNav: KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  4. "Andrews-Murphy Airport". Cherokee County. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  5. "Western Carolina Regional Airport (FAA: RHP, ICAO: KRHP)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. "Ramechhap, Nepal (IATA: RHP, ICAO: VNRC)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. Sumpter, David W. (2009). Resolution Renaming the Andrews-Murphy Airport. Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.
  8. Sinclair, Samantha (March 4, 2020). "Airport planning ceremony to honor Parker".


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