FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
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: | 31.6 ft. / 9.6 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 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CRE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| 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: | 119.625 (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 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at MYR (13 nm SW): | 123.925 (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 |
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| CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| 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: | | PCN 29 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 76.0 | | Double wheel: | 112.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-48.362028N | | 33-49.047935N |
| Longitude: | 078-43.863145W | | 078-43.009952W |
| Elevation: | 31.6 ft. | | 29.2 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 right (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: | 59 ft. trees, 1434 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 98 ft. trees, 3450 ft. from runway, 672 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HORRY COUNTY
PO BOX 1236
CONWAY, SC 29526
Phone 843-448-1580 |
| Manager: | JUDI OLMSTEAD
1100 JETPORT ROAD
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577
Phone 843-448-1580 |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FM ARPT ALONG COAST LINE 10 NM NE TO 20 NM SW. |
| - | GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC MYRTLE BEACH APCH AT 843-477-2727/2704. WHEN MYR APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (236KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (203KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 Regional Airport (28 nm N)
KSUT - Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Fred Schwarz
Photo taken 22-May-2015
rom 2000 feet looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Grand Strand Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jan-2026 14:47:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jan-2026 09:47:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KCRE | 241353Z 04015KT 10SM BKN065 07/M05 A3038 RMK AO1 SLP289 T00671050
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KMYR
13nm SW | 241353Z 02010KT 350V070 10SM BKN060 07/M06 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00721056 $
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KHYW
20nm W | 241435Z AUTO 03014G19KT 10SM SCT060 SCT070 06/M04 A3042 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KCRE | 241138Z 2412/2512 03013G19KT P6SM OVC050 FM241800 03014G20KT P6SM OVC030 FM250300 03013G18KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2504/2508 6SM -RA OVC010 FM250800 02011KT 5SM -RA OVC007
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KMYR
13nm SW | 241138Z 2412/2512 03013G19KT P6SM OVC050 FM241700 03014G20KT P6SM OVC030 FM250200 02013G18KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2503/2508 6SM -RA OVC010 FM250800 01011KT 5SM -RA OVC007
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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