FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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 - Triangle North Executive Airport (22 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 20-Jul-2008
on final for runway 32
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 23:52:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 18:52:01 |
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| METAR |
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KRDU
12nm S | 122251Z 27005KT 10SM CLR 04/M13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00391133
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KIGX
16nm SW | 122256Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 04/M13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00391133
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KTDF
17nm NW | 122255Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 02/M13 A3014 RMK AO2
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KLHZ
22nm E | 122255Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 03/M13 A3013 RMK AO2
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KRDU
12nm S | 121726Z 1218/1318 31012G22KT P6SM SKC FM122300 29007KT P6SM SKC FM130400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM131600 29004KT P6SM SCT250
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