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5W5 Triple W Airport
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 5W5
Lat/Long: 35-37-13.2500N / 078-42-00.9400W
35-37.220833N / 078-42.015667W
35.6203472 / -78.7002611
(estimated)
Elevation: 244 ft. / 74.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 11 miles SW of RALEIGH, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 27526

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1975
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE LIRL - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at HRJ (14 nm S): 119.025 (910-814-3946)
WX AWOS-3 at JNX (16 nm E): 120.225 (919-934-3851)
WX ASOS at RDU (16 nm N): PHONE 919-840-0816
WX AWOS-3 at TTA (20 nm W): 120.625 (919-708-5382)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RDUr169/15.7RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC117.2004W
FAYr017/39.0FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME108.8004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARNETT002/11.341708WHQT .... --.- -
JNALL280/16.925107WEUU . ..- ..-
POPE035/26.733807WPOB .--. --- -...
FORT BRAGG018/29.439307WFGP ..-. --. .--.
SILER CITY110/38.137107WTOX - --- -..-
WAYNE286/39.420808WJYN .--- -.-- -.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3004 x 40 ft. / 916 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL - LGTS 15 FT FROM EDGE OF RY. RY 16 THLD LGTS 150 FT FM THLD; RY 34 THLD LGTS 460 FT FM THLD.
Runway edge markings: RY 16 CNTRLN MKG ONLY; MKGS FADED. NRS 50 FT FROM THLD. RY 34 CNTRLN MKG ONLY; MKG FADED. NRS 400 FT FM THLD.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD, in poor conditionNSTD, in poor condition
Obstructions: 82 ft. trees, 668 ft. from runway, 121 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear47 ft. trees, 496 ft. from runway, 106 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TRIPLE W ENTERPRISES INC
3605 TURNBRIDGE DRIVE
RALEIGH, NC 27609
Phone 919-782-1855
Manager: PAUL WILLIAMS
3512 WIND HAVEN DRIVE
FUQUAY VARINA, NC 27526
Phone 919-552-6877

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 18
    
Aircraft operations: avg 60/day *
77% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 July 2007

Additional Remarks

ALL ACFT OVER 6500 LBS PROHIBITED.
RY 16/34 PAEW PARL TWY.
BE ALERT FOR RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
4 FT DROPOFF TAXIWAY EDGE BOTH SIDES - SOUTH END.
TOWER (500' AGL/ 826' MSL) APPROX 1.75 NM NW OF ARPT.
NUMEROUS UNLGTD OBSTR INVOF ARPT.
RY 16/34 HAS 4 FT DROPOFF 20 FT FROM PAVEMENT EDGE ALL SIDES.
TWY NOT LIGHTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5W5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHRJ - Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (14 nm S)
KJNX - Johnston County Airport (16 nm E)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (16 nm N)
KTTA - Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport (20 nm W)
KIGX - Horace Williams Airport (26 nm NW)
 
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From to 5W5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4309:43
Sunrise06:1210:12
Sunset20:1100:11
Evening civil twilight20:3900:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 20:59:20
Local (UTC-4)  13-May-2008 16:59:20
 
METAR
KHRJ 
14nm S 
132040Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3010 RMK AO2
KRDU 
15nm N 
132051Z 01008KT 10SM FEW200 21/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02110039 58008
KJNX 
16nm E 
132041Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A3009 RMK AO1
KTTA 
20nm W 
132042Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3011 RMK AO2
KIGX 
26nm NW 
132056Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02060028 58008
TAF
KRDU 
15nm N 
131739Z 131818 01010G17KT P6SM SKC FM2300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 21010KT P6SM SCT250
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COMFORT INN FUQUAY VARINA 4.6 80-85
 

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Hotels in other cities near Triple W Airport

1 in Fuquay-Varina
5 in Garner
47 in Raleigh
16 in Cary
1 in Clayton
13 in Morrisville
 

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