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8NC8 Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport
Durham, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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
RDUr004/11.3RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC117.2004W
SBVr168/38.5SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC110.4005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LEEVY346/8.535007WLE .-.. .
HUNTSBORO216/16.527107WHXO .... -..- ---
PERSON135/17.222008WHUR .... ..- .-.
JNALL330/34.325107WEUU . ..- ..-
SILER CITY068/37.537107WTOX - --- -..-
HARNETT000/38.041708WHQT .... --.- -

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: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
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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Aerial photo of 8NC8 (Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport)
Photo by Chris Hildreth
Photo taken 30-Apr-2007

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From to 8NC8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4909:49
Sunrise06:1810:18
Sunset20:2500:25
Evening civil twilight20:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 08:38:40
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 04:38:40
 
METAR
KRDU 
12nm S 
240751Z 00000KT 8SM FEW005 BKN110 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02170200
KIGX 
16nm SW 
240756Z AUTO 29004KT 5SM BR FEW120 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 P0001 T01940183
KTDF 
17nm NW 
240823Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 19/18 A2997 RMK AO1
KHNZ 
22nm NE 
240820Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2996 RMK AO2
KLHZ 
22nm E 
240822Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 21/19 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KRDU 
12nm S 
240601Z 240606 00000KT P6SM BKN005 TEMPO 0609 3SM BR SCT005 FM0900 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 TEMPO 0913 1/2SM FG BKN002 FM1300 36006KT P6SM SCT250 FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Lake Ridge Aero Park 919-688-2928
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Empire Aviation 919-680-8118
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Hotels in other cities near Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport

3 in Creedmoor
47 in Durham
1 in Wake Forest
13 in Morrisville
8 in Chapel Hill
16 in Cary
 

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