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KCRE Grand Strand Airport
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: CRE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: AFTER 0000 ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; REIL RY 05 AND MALSR RY 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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 134.375/317.550 (MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CRE at fieldGRAND STRAND VORTAC117.6003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HORRY100/20.237008WHYW .... -.-- .--
CAMP188/27.722707WCPC -.-. .--. -.-.
YAUPON266/33.123308WSUT ... ..- -
MARION132/37.738806WMAO -- .- ---

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-48.361992N33-49.047933N
Longitude: 078-43.863135W078-43.009965W
Elevation: 31.3 ft.29.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 054 magnetic, 046 true234 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: none103 ft. trees, 3727 ft. from runway, 709 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 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 LAPIER
1250 AIRDROME AVENUE
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577
Phone 843-448-1580

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 36
Single engine airplanes: 29
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 128/day *
68% transient general aviation
28% local general aviation
2% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 12 June 2012

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 23 **CHANGED**   download (244KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (239KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (243KB)
VOR RWY 05   download (207KB)
VOR RWY 23   download (231KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (141KB)

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 of KCRE (Grand Strand Airport)
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Photo taken 14-Mar-2012
from 3,000' looking north.

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From to KCRE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1010:10
Sunrise06:3610:36
Sunset20:0300:03
Evening civil twilight20:3000:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 14:21:47
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 10:21:47
 
METAR
KCRE 131353Z 20010KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02830239
KMYR 
13nm SW 
131245Z 23012KT 10SM SKC 27/23 A2994
KHYW 
20nm W 
131355Z AUTO 22009G14KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/25 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KCRE 131133Z 1312/1412 25007KT P6SM SCT080 SCT100 FM131600 22014G21KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN150 FM140000 22010KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN150 FM140800 27005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN150
KMYR 
13nm SW 
131133Z 1312/1412 25006KT P6SM SCT080 SCT100 FM131600 21013G22KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN150 FM140000 22010KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN150 FM140800 26007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN150
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Grand Strand Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Grand Strand Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KCRE have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL BAREFOOT LANDING 0.7 95-115
BEST WESTERN OCEAN SANDS 1.6 117-259
SAND DUNES RESORT & SPA 7.2 
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT MYRTLE BEACH NORTH 2.6 119-189
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MYRTLE BEACH BAREFOOT LANDING 1.9 99-149
 

Other hotels near Grand Strand Airport

Miles Price ($)
WINDY SHORES II 0.9 
CRESCENT TOWERS WEST BY PALMET 0.9 
WINDY HILL DUNES BY ELLIOTT BEACH RENTALS 1.0 
SUMMIT 1.4 415-416
PREMIER RESORTS AT BAREFOOT RES 1.4 125-299
SEA WINDS 1.5 
OCEAN MARSH BY PALMETTO VACATI 1.5 
CAROLINA REEF BY ELLIOTT BEACH RENTALS 1.6 
THE RED TREE INN 1.7 
LINKS 2.0 
NORTH SHORE VILLAS BY ELLIOTT BEACH RENTALS 2.0 
BAREFOOT GOLF RESORTS 2.1 119-132
ATLANTIS VILLAS BY ELLIOTT BEACH RENTALS 2.3 
BAREFOOT RESORT 2.4 150-151
MAR VISTA GRANDE 2.5 316-433
WYNDHAMVR OCEAN BOULEVARD 2.7 305-339

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Grand Strand Airport

24 in North Myrtle Beach
1 in Cherry Grove
3 in Little River
105 in Myrtle Beach
6 in Conway
 

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