FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | BUY |
Lat/Long: | 36-02-59.0200N 079-28-22.8290W 36-02.983667N 079-28.380483W 36.0497278,-79.4730081 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 616.1 ft. / 187.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of BURLINGTON, NC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 27215 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1943 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BUY (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-2000 UNATTNDD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 06 & 24 OPER CONT. HIRL RWY 06/24 ON DUSK-DAWN, TO CHANGE INTST - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
WX ASOS: | 135.325 (336-570-9813) |
GREENSBORO APPROACH: | 126.6 [0630-2300] |
GREENSBORO DEPARTURE: | 126.6 [0630-2300] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.25 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LIBr028/15.8 | | LIBERTY VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 03W |
GSOr092/24.4 | | GREENSBORO VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 03W |
DANr198/(31.8) | | DANVILLE VOR | | 113.10 | | 06W |
RDUr297/35.1 | | RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ALAMM | | 060/6.9 | | 361 | | 08W | | HB | .... -... |
PERSON | | 249/22.6 | | 220 | | 08W | | HUR | .... ..- .-. |
SLAMMER | | 152/24.4 | | 423 | | 07W | | SIF | ... .. ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 6406 x 100 ft. / 1953 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 29 /F/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 73.0 | Double wheel: | 97.0 | Double tandem: | 57.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 36-02.659493N | | 36-03.307795N |
Longitude: | 079-28.893502W | | 079-27.867400W |
Elevation: | 615.9 ft. | | 586.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 052 true | | 240 magnetic, 232 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | 44 ft. trees, 1181 ft. from runway, 407 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 166 ft. pole, 4175 ft. from runway, 431 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE AIRPORT AUTHORI 3441 N. AVIATION DR. BURLINGTON, NC 27215 Phone 336-227-0771 |
Manager: | DAN DANIELEY 3441. N AVIATION DRIVE BURLINGTON, NC 27215-6374 Phone 336-227-0771 ARPT PH# 336-226-3330. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 93 | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 204/day * | 67% | local general aviation | 31% | transient general aviation | 1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER AND WATER FOWL IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
- | RWY 06, 15 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FM THR 250 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
- | AFTER HRS FUEL OR EMERGENCY ONLY 336-223-4994. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREENSBORO APCH AT 743-222-6129. |
- | RWY 24 HAS HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES APRX 4000 FT FROM THR AND BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 06 | |
download (256KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 06 | |
download (250KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (246KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (251KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (199KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (142KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (356KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSCR - Siler City Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KGSO - Piedmont Triad International Airport (23 nm W)
KTDF - Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (28 nm NE)
KSIF - Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (30 nm NW)
KHBI - Asheboro Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gregory York
Photo taken 17-Mar-2012
looking West at 5,000’ MSL.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
Sunset | | 19:35 | | 23:35 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:01 | | 00:01 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2023 09:43:28 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-Mar-2023 05:43:28 |
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METAR |
KBUY | 280854Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00720050 53011
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TAF |
KGSO 23nm W | 280540Z 2806/2906 34004KT P6SM SCT250 FM282100 VRB03KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 FM290100 01006KT 5SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 FM290500 35011G22KT P6SM SCT012 BKN045
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NOTAMs |
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