FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
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| CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 23 | |
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 | |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 14-Mar-2012
from 3,000' looking north.
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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| 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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:03:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 18:03:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KCRE | 161953Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM OVC025 22/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02220161 TSNO
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KMYR
13nm SW | 161945Z 35007KT 10SM OVC020 22/16 A2997
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KHYW
20nm W | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC030 22/17 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KCRE | 161722Z 1618/1718 36005KT P6SM OVC020 FM162000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN030 BKN200 FM170700 00000KT 4SM BR SCT030 BKN150 FM171300 22006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN200
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KMYR
13nm SW | 161722Z 1618/1718 34007KT P6SM OVC020 FM162000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN030 BKN200 FM170900 VRB02KT 6SM BR SCT030 BKN150 FM171300 23007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN200
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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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