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 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/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 103 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 |
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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 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 14-Mar-2012
from 3,000' looking north.
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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 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:21:47 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:21:47 |
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| METAR |
| KCRE | 131353Z 20010KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02830239
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KMYR 13nm SW | 131245Z 23012KT 10SM SKC 27/23 A2994
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KHYW 20nm W | 131355Z AUTO 22009G14KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/25 A2995 RMK AO2
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| 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
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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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| NOTAMs |
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