Tusquitee Airport
Tusquitee Airport is a helipad in Murphy Township, Cherokee, North Carolina. Tusquitee Airport is situated nearby to Senator John Snow Jr.–Dr. William Gossett Bridge, as well as near the marketplace Murphy Flea Market.- Type: Helipad
- Description: airport in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “NC53”, “Tusquitee”, and “Tusquitee Heliport”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cherokee County Courthouse and Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery.
Cherokee County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Cherokee County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Murphy, North Carolina, United States, the county seat of Cherokee County, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cherokee County Courthouse is situated 3,000 feet north of Tusquitee Airport.
Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery
Chapel
Fort Butler
Monument
Fort Butler was an important site during the Cherokee removal known as the Trail of Tears. Located on a hill overlooking present-day Murphy, North Carolina on the Hiwassee River, Fort Butler was the headquarters of the Eastern Division of the U.S. Army overseeing the Cherokee Nation. Fort Butler is situated 3,100 feet west of Tusquitee Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murphy.
Murphy
Murphy is a town in and the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers.Tusquitee Airport
- Categories: airport, heliport, and transportation
- Location: Murphy Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.07953° or 35° 4′ 46″ north
Longitude
-84.02918° or 84° 1′ 45″ west
Operator
US Forest Service
Open location code
867Q3XHC+R8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=helipad
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Romanian—“Tusquitee Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tusquitee Airport”
- French: “héliport de Tusquitee”
- French: “Héliport de Tusquitee”
- French: “NC53”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Tusquitee”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tusquitee Ranger District Office and Murphy Flea Market.
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