Western Carolina Regional Airport

Andrews, United States

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Western Carolina Regional Airport

Andrews, United States

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1697 ft

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Small general aviation airport serving western North Carolina mountains.

Location

Andrews, United States

Western Carolina Regional Airport (ICAO: KRHP) is a public general aviation airport located in Andrews, Cherokee County, North Carolina. It serves the mountainous western tip of North Carolina, providing access for private pilots, charter flights, and small aircraft operations in a region where commercial air service is limited. The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 1,994 feet above mean sea level, reflecting its setting in the southern Appalachian Mountains. It features a single runway and caters primarily to general aviation traffic serving the local community and surrounding rural region. Andrews is a small town, and the airport does not support scheduled commercial airline service. It functions as a utility airport for the region, supporting activities such as medical transport, recreational flying, and business aviation.

Getting to & from

Ground access to the airport is primarily by personal vehicle or local road, as Andrews lacks public transit or dedicated airport shuttle services.

Airlines here

No commercial airlines operate scheduled service at Western Carolina Regional Airport; it serves exclusively general aviation traffic.

Notable facts

›Located in Cherokee County in the far western corner of North Carolina.
›Elevation of approximately 1,994 feet MSL due to its Appalachian Mountain setting.
›ICAO identifier is KRHP; the airport has no assigned IATA code.
›Serves as a general aviation reliever for the remote mountain communities of western North Carolina.
›No scheduled commercial passenger service operates at this facility.

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Western Carolina Regional Airport is the westernmost general aviation airport in North Carolina. It is a county-owned public-use airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the central business district of Andrews, in Cherokee County. It was formerly known as Andrews-Murphy Airport.

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