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5NC5

The Duchy Airport
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5NC5
Lat/Long:	35-58-53.5010N 079-16-23.0590W 35-58.891683N 079-16.384317W 35.9815281,-79.2730719 (estimated)
Elevation:	650 ft. / 198 m (estimated)
Variation:	06W (1985)
From city:	15 miles W of CHAPEL HILL, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	27258

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1986
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at BUY (11 nm NW):

135.325 (336-570-9813)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LIBr061/19.4	LIBERTY VORTAC	113.00	03W
RDUr294/24.7	RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC	117.20	09W
GSOr099/34.3	GREENSBORO VORTAC	116.20	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SLAMMER		142/33.7		423		07W		SIF	... .. ..-.
HUNTSBORO		248/37.1		271		09W		HXO	.... -..- ---

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	3500 x 44 ft. / 1067 x 13 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	60 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DUCHY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. 50001 DUCHY DRIVE MEBANE, NC 27302 Phone 860-997-0837
Manager:	DOUGLAS SMITH 5336 OSPREY DRIVE MEBANE, NC 27302 Phone 336-693-3386

Additional Remarks

-	NUMEROUS TREES RIGHT OF RY 21.
-	28 FT BLDGS 100 FT L OF RY 21.
-	10 FT BERM 30 FT FM END OF RY 03.
-	NIGHT OPERATIONS UNATHORIZED; RESTRICTED TO OWNERS AND GUESTS.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5NC5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBUY - Burlington/Alamance Regional Airport (11 nm NW)
KSCR - Siler City Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KTDF - Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (23 nm NE)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (24 nm E)
KTTA - Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport (25 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:02	11:02
Sunrise	07:28	11:28
Sunset	19:24	23:24
Evening civil twilight	19:50	23:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Mar-2026 08:56:24
Local (UTC-4)	16-Mar-2026 04:56:24

METAR

KBUY 10nm NW	160800Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN014 BKN021 OVC027 18/17 A2973 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E T01830172
KSCR 20nm SW	160820Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM OVC008 19/18 A2974 RMK AO2

TAF

KRDU
25nm E

160540Z 1606/1706 17014G24KT P6SM OVC012 WS020/20045KT TEMPO 1608/1612 3SM -SHRA OVC007 FM161200 19016G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 TEMPO 1615/1619 27025G40KT 1/2SM +TSRA BR OVC007CB FM161900 22016G32KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM170000 27014G28KT P6SM BKN040 FM170500 30012G22KT P6SM BKN250

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