FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ETC |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-14.1600N / 077-32-47.3350W 35-56.236000N / 077-32.788917W 35.9372667 / -77.5464819 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 52.8 ft. / 16.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of TARBORO, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27886 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, REIL RY 27 & PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.575 (252-641-1640) |
| WX ASOS at RWI (17 nm W): | 118.875 (252-446-0732) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PGV (20 nm SE): | 128.425 (252-758-6485) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 118.475/279.65 (ROCKY MOUNT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TYIr112/8.0 | | TAR RIVER VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05W |
| ISOr006/34.0 | | KINSTON VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TARBORO | | at field | | 257 | | 08W | | ETC | . - -.-. |
| ALWOOD | | 337/16.2 | | 230 | | 09W | | AQE | .- --.- . |
| WILLIAMSTON | | 294/18.5 | | 336 | | 09W | | MCZ | -- -.-. --.. |
| AHOSKIE | | 230/28.2 | | 415 | | 10W | | ASJ | .- ... .--- |
| WAYNE | | 043/30.1 | | 208 | | 08W | | JYN | .--- -.-- -. |
| RAPIDS | | 173/31.2 | | 407 | | 08W | | RZZ | .-. --.. --.. |
| CHOCOWINITY | | 327/33.4 | | 388 | | 07W | | RNW | .-. -. .-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3999 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.200397N | | 35-56.271210N |
| Longitude: | 077-33.191792W | | 077-32.385978W |
| Elevation: | 52.8 ft. | | 45.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 084 true | | 272 magnetic, 264 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 251 ft. from runway, 33 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear 16 FT ROAD 160 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN AND 4 FT FENCE 125 FT FM PAVEMENT ON CNTRLN. | | 82 ft. trees, 2789 ft. from runway, 229 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TARBORO-EDGECOMBE ARPT AUTH PO BOX 280 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone 252-641-4229 JACK BRINSON, CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | KEN FLINT PO BOX 220 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone 252-641-4233 EMERGENCY PHONE DURING BUSINESS HOURS 252-641-4204 TOWN HALL; 252-641-4247 POLICE DISPATCH. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 102/week * | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 500' LOW LEVEL ROUTE 3 MI NE OF ARPT - BE ALERT FOR MIL ACFT INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 27 SAFETY AREA HAS SFC VARIATIONS & DEPRESSIONS AND A 20 FT DROP OFF 100 FT FM BOTH SIDES. |
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 |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (177KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRWI - Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KMCZ - Martin County Airport (18 nm E)
KPGV - Pitt-Greenville Airport (20 nm SE)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (23 nm SW)
KIXA - Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (24 nm N)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 20:01:40 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 16:01:40 |
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| METAR |
| KETC | 161655Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM OVC035 23/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T02310170
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KRWI 18nm W | 161704Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM SCT023 OVC030 22/16 A3001 RMK AO2 T02220161
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| TAF |
KRWI 18nm W | 161430Z 1615/1712 36005KT P6SM BKN008 OVC016 TEMPO 1615/1618 BKN025 FM161800 VRB05KT P6SM BKN015 FM162200 VRB05KT P6SM BKN025 FM170200 00000KT 5SM BR SCT005
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KPGV 21nm S | 161123Z 1612/1712 01002KT P6SM OVC005 FM161700 01004KT P6SM OVC015 FM162000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM170600 00000KT 3SM BR SCT003 BKN150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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