FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7W6 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-33-43.6000N / 075-57-20.2000W
35-33.726667N / 075-57.336667W
35.5621111 / -75.9556111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 8 ft. / 2.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles N of ENGELHARD, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27824 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1981 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 808 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND INDICATOR LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF; PAPI RYS 11 & 29 ON CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RBXr218/24.9 | | WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MANTEO | | 220/24.7 | | 370 | | 09W | | MQI | -- --.- .. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 100 ft. / 1433 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 43.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 35-33.797240N | | 35-33.657050N |
| Longitude: | 075-57.803533W | | 075-56.870847W |
| Elevation: | 6.0 ft. | | 4.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 100 true | | 289 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | none | | 50 ft. trees, 1979 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HYDE COUNTY
PO BOX 95
SWAN QUARTER, NC 27885
Phone 252-926-4349 |
| Manager: | JANE HODGES
PO BOX 95
SWAN QUARTER, NC 27885
Phone 252-926-4349 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 78/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | 12% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | R5314 5 MILES NORTH OF ARPT AND R5313 5 MILES EAST HAVE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF MILITARY ACFT WITHIN 1000' AGL AND IN EXCESS OF 500 KNOTS. MANUEVERING FOR LANDING AND AFTER TAKEOFF SHOULD REMAIN OVER LAND EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | DROP OFF DUE TO EROSION NEAR EDGES OF RY AND PARKING RAMP. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GEESE ARE NESTING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE UPPER AND MIDDLE PONDS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7W6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMQI - Dare County Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
KHSE - Billy Mitchell Airport (26 nm SE)
W95 - Ocracoke Island Airport (28 nm S)
KEDE - Northeastern Regional Airport (41 nm NW)
KPMZ - Plymouth Municipal Airport (42 nm W)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 19:47:10 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 15:47:10 |
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K2DP
8nm N | 161656Z AUTO 01008KT 12SM OVC010 21/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02080187
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KECG
44nm N | 161305Z 1613/1712 03009KT P6SM BKN010 BKN025 FM161400 04006KT P6SM SCT010 OVC013 FM161600 04008KT P6SM BKN025 FM170000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC004 FM170800 21003KT 3SM BR OVC003
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