AirNav: 8NC8 - Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport

8NC8

Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport
Durham, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	8NC8
Lat/Long:	36-03-36.5220N / 078-47-00.0190W 36-03.608700N / 078-47.000317W 36.0601450 / -78.7833386 (estimated)
Elevation:	309 ft. / 94.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	7 miles NE of DURHAM, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27704

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1948
Sectional chart:	WASHINGTON
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1409 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	PHONE REQ FOR LIRL RY 14/32 CALL 919-682-2696.
Beacon:	yellow (unlighted seaplane base)

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RDU (11 nm S):	PHONE 919-840-0816
WX ASOS at IGX (16 nm SW):	134.575 (919-942-2538)
WX AWOS-3 at TDF (17 nm NW):	126.725 (336-364-1651)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RDUr004/11.3		RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC		117.20		04W
SBVr168/38.5		SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC		110.40		05W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
LEEVY	346/8.5	350	07W	LE	.-.. .
HUNTSBORO	216/16.5	271	07W	HXO	.... -..- ---
PERSON	135/17.2	220	08W	HUR	.... ..- .-.
JNALL	330/34.3	251	07W	EUU	. ..- ..-
SILER CITY	068/37.5	371	07W	TOX	- --- -..-
HARNETT	000/38.0	417	08W	HQT	.... --.- -

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	hangars
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	3200 x 150 ft. / 975 x 46 m
Surface:	turf CENTER 30' FAIR.
Runway edge lights:	low intensity RWY LGTS NON STANDARD.
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Gradient:	0.5%	0.5%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline POLE & FENCE 299' AND SIGN 100' FM THR.	75 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 75 ft. both sides of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRNJ INC 100 CITATION CIRCLE DURHAM, NC 27704 Phone 919-688-6358
Manager:	RICK FULLER 5206 SKY LANE DR DURHAM, NC 27704 Phone 919-688-2928

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		45
Single engine airplanes:		45

Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
78%	local general aviation
17%	transient general aviation
3%	air taxi
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 18 May 1981

Additional Remarks

-	RY SOFT WHEN WET.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8NC8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (11 nm S)
KIGX - Horace Williams Airport (16 nm SW)
KTDF - Person County Airport (17 nm NW)
KHNZ - Henderson-Oxford Airport (22 nm NE)
KLHZ - Franklin County Airport (22 nm E)

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Area around 8NC8 (Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Jul-2009

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:35	09:35
Sunrise	06:05	10:05
Sunset	20:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	21:05	01:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jul-2009 22:17:02
Local (UTC-4)	05-Jul-2009 18:17:02

METAR

KRDU 12nm S	052151Z 05006KT 6SM HZ FEW020 OVC070 27/22 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02670217
KIGX 16nm SW	052156Z AUTO 04003KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR SCT095 25/23 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB47 SLP096 P0000 T02500228 $
KTDF 17nm NW	052201Z AUTO 07005KT 4SM BKN008 OVC060 22/21 A2986 RMK AO1
KHNZ 22nm NE	052200Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM RA OVC003 20/19 A2985 RMK AO2 P0003 T01960190
KLHZ 22nm E	052200Z AUTO 02004KT 5SM HZ SCT008 BKN090 24/21 A2984 RMK AO2 T02360213

TAF

KRDU
12nm S

051935Z 0520/0618 28006KT 6SM HZ FEW015 OVC080 TEMPO 0520/0524 5SM -RA BR BKN015 FM060100 VRB03KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT020 OVC045CB TEMPO 0601/0605 1 1/2SM +SHRA BR OVC016CB FM060500 35005KT 2SM RA BR OVC008 FM060800 32005KT 3SM -DZ BR OVC005 TEMPO 0609/0

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Lake Ridge Aero Park

919-688-2928

no information available

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AS	100LL $3.50
Updated 09-Dec-2008

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AS=Assisted/Self Service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Empire Aviation

919-680-8118

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