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Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) is a small public-use airport serving Rutherfordton in western North Carolina, sitting at 1,066 feet elevation with a single instrument-equipped runway. It offers straightforward VFR and IFR access for general aviation pilots operating in the region, with Raleigh Approach/Departure providing radar service to arriving and departing traffic.
Rutherford County Marchman Field lies just outside Rutherfordton in western North Carolina and serves as the county's general aviation airport. It has a single paved runway equipped with an ILS, giving it a level of instrument capability that is useful to know when planning a flight in or out under IFR or in marginal VFR conditions.
The airport sits at 1,066 feet elevation near Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Traffic in the vicinity works with Raleigh Approach/Departure on 119.4 MHz, indicating the field lies within that facility's approach control area; the airport itself is uncontrolled, with pilots using the CTAF/UNICOM frequency for self-announced traffic advisories.
The airport has a single physical runway, 01/19, of 4,941 feet with a hard surface and runway lighting. An ILS is available on runway 01, giving instrument approach capability to that end.
Raleigh Approach/Departure is available on 119.4 MHz for arriving and departing traffic. Field weather is broadcast on the AWOS-3 frequency of 118.275 MHz. CTAF/UNICOM operations are conducted on 122.8 MHz, which also serves as the common traffic advisory frequency for self-announcing intentions in the absence of a control tower. An ILS serves runway 01.
