FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CRE |
| Lat/Long: | 33-48-42.3000N / 078-43-26.2000W 33-48.705000N / 078-43.436667W 33.8117500 / -78.7239444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 31 ft. / 9.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29582 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR AFTER 0000 ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; REIL RY 05 AND MALSR RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.625 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 843-361-2802 |
| STRAND GROUND: | 121.8 257.6 [0700-2100] |
| STRAND TOWER: | 124.6 257.6 [0700-2100] |
| MYRTLE BEACH APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| MYRTLE BEACH DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| BASIC RDR SVC: | 134.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MYR (13 nm SW): | 124.5 (843-238-0335) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HYW (20 nm W): | 119.525 (843-397-8046) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 128.7/343.6 (MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HORRY | | 100/20.2 | | 370 | | 08W | | HYW | .... -.-- .-- |
| CAMP | | 188/27.7 | | 227 | | 07W | | CPC | -.-. .--. -.-. |
| YAUPON | | 266/33.1 | | 233 | | 08W | | SUT | ... ..- - |
| MARION | | 132/37.7 | | 388 | | 06W | | MAO | -- .- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5997 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-48.361992N | | 33-49.047933N |
| Longitude: | 078-43.863135W | | 078-43.009965W |
| Elevation: | 31.3 ft. | | 29.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 046 true | | 234 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (2.98 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. tree, 857 ft. from runway, 434 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 106 ft. tree, 3662 ft. from runway, 845 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HORRY COUNTY PO BOX 1236 CONWAY, SC 29526 Phone 843-248-1201 |
| Manager: | MIKE MARLOWE 1250 AIRDROME AVENUE MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 Phone 843-477-1860 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 128/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 March 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FM ARPT ALONG COAST LINE 10 NM NE TO 20 NM SW. |
| - | GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (291KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (287KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (293KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (275KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMYR - Myrtle Beach International Airport (13 nm SW)
5J9 - Twin City Airport (18 nm NW)
KHYW - Conway-Horry County Airport (20 nm W)
KCPC - Columbus County Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
KSUT - Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 18-Jun-2006
on final for runway 23
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:55 | | 22:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 18:33:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 13:33:09 |
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| METAR |
| KCRE | 121753Z 36010G17KT 10SM CLR 03/M15 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00331150 10039 21039 58020
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KMYR 13nm SW | 121750Z 31009G17KT 10SM CLR 03/M13 A3023
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KHYW 20nm W | 121755Z AUTO 34006KT 7SM CLR 03/M13 A3024 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KCRE | 121720Z 1218/1318 32008G19KT P6SM SKC FM130100 26004KT P6SM SKC
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KMYR 13nm SW | 121720Z 1218/1318 30012G21KT P6SM SKC FM130100 28005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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