FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:18:07 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:18:07 |
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| METAR |
| KETC | 131155Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2988 RMK AO2 60019 70033 T02410223 10353 20156
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KRWI 18nm W | 131153Z AUTO 20006KT 6SM BR FEW005 24/23 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 60074 70074 T02440233 10256 20228 52001
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| TAF |
KRWI 18nm W | 131133Z 1312/1412 22008KT P6SM SCT003 SCT045 TEMPO 1312/1313 5SM BR FM132100 24012KT P6SM VCTS FEW040CB BKN150
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KPGV 21nm S | 131135Z 1312/1412 20004KT P6SM SCT030 FM131800 24009G15KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 TEMPO 1320/1324 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM140400 25005KT P6SM BKN040 FM140600 30003KT 4SM BR BKN250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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