FAA facility Airport

FOOTHILLS RGNL

MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA FAA MRN ICAO KMRN Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

03/21 5,500 × 75 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

03 21

Runway-end details

Runway 03/21 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
03	24°	LOCALIZER	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—
21	204°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	—	—	—

Communications

5 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	122.7	—
UNICOM	122.7	—
MRN AWOS-3P	124.175	—
HICKORY RCAG	125.15	—
HICKORY RCAG	263.0	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
03	Localizer	—	111.1	Operational ifr (1992-01-09)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

FOOTHILLS RGNL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KMRN

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: MRN / KMRN
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1945-12
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: MORGANTON, NC
County: Caldwell
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 35.82022, -81.61142
Elevation: 1,269.9 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

MRN Commissioning date not listed AWOS-3P

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.