FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 79NC |
| Lat/Long: | 36-08-03.5390N / 078-16-54.9790W
36-08.058983N / 078-16.916317W
36.1343164 / -78.2819386
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 366 ft. / 111.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of LOUISBURG, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27549 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LHZ (7 nm S): | 118.325 (919-497-0810) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HNZ (18 nm NW): | 118.625 (919-693-9516) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RDUr061/29.0 | | RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 04W |
| TYIr294/29.6 | | TAR RIVER VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTSBORO | | 129/19.1 | | 271 | | 07W | | HXO | .... -..- --- |
| JONES | | 210/30.9 | | 373 | | 09W | | AEA | .- . .- |
| JNALL | | 013/31.8 | | 251 | | 07W | | EUU | . ..- ..- |
| RAPIDS | | 244/33.3 | | 407 | | 08W | | RZZ | .-. --.. --.. |
| TARBORO | | 296/37.6 | | 257 | | 08W | | ETC | . - -.-. |
| PERSON | | 107/38.4 | | 220 | | 08W | | HUR | .... ..- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2459 x 40 ft. / 750 x 12 m
741' TURF OVERRUN SOUTH END OF RUNWAY. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
POT HOLES & GRAVEL FIRST 450' SOUTH END. |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | tree, 2600 ft. from runway, 31:1 slope to clear
+30' PLINE APPROX 1000' FROM THR ON CENTERLINE. | | none
50' TREES 50' FROM THR ON CENTERLINE. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BETTY BALL
694 MOULTON ROAD
LOUISBURG, NC 27549
Phone 919-496-3584 |
| Manager: | BETTY BALL
694 MOULTON ROAD
LOUISBURG, NC 27549
Phone 919-496-3584
OR 919-496-1320. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 79NC.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLHZ - Triangle North Executive Airport (7 nm S)
KHNZ - Henderson-Oxford Airport (18 nm NW)
KRWI - Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (25 nm SE)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (27 nm SE)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (29 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 04-Jun-2006
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 00:17:20 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 20:17:20 |
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| METAR |
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KLHZ
7nm S | 182335Z AUTO 06003KT 7SM SCT016 OVC110 A3014 RMK AO2
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KHNZ
19nm NW | 182355Z AUTO 09004KT 7SM BKN008 BKN013 OVC100 20/19 A3015 RMK AO2 60010 T02010188 10216 20191
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KRWI
25nm SE | 182256Z 1823/1918 06004KT P6SM VCSH FEW050 SCT110 BKN250 FM190600 12003KT P6SM OVC015 FM190900 17003KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM191500 21008KT P6SM VCSH FEW018 SCT040 BKN200
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KRDU
29nm SW | 181726Z 1818/1918 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM190600 20009KT P6SM OVC015 FM190900 20009KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM191500 21008KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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