AirNav: 8NC8 - Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport

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
RDUr004/11.3		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 24-Jul-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:49	09:49
Sunrise	06:18	10:18
Sunset	20:25	00:25
Evening civil twilight	20:54	00:54

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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AS	100LL $5.85
Updated 21-Jul-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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Hotels in other cities near Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport

3 in	Creedmoor
47 in	Durham
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