FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | 53 ft. / 16.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of TARBORO, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, REIL RY 27 & PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.200333N | | 35-56.271667N |
| Longitude: | 077-33.192000W | | 077-32.385833W |
| Elevation: | 53.5 ft. | | 45.5 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 |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. trees, 824 ft. from runway, 144 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear 16 FT ROAD 160 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN AND 4 FT FENCE 125 FT FM PAVEMENT ON CNTRLN. | | 101 ft. trees, 2442 ft. from runway, 523 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear 4 FT BRUSH 195 FT FM THE RY END AND 183 FT "R" OF CNTRLN. |
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: | DAVID CASHWELL PO BOX 220 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone 252-641-4229 EMERGENCY PHONE DURING BUSINESS HOURS 252-641-4204 TOWN HALL; 252-641-4247 POLICE DISPATCH. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (218KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 14:38:28 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 09:38:28 |
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| METAR |
| KETC | 131355Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3029 RMK AO2 T00051063
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KRWI 18nm W | 131353Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 01/M08 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00061078
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| TAF |
KRWI 18nm W | 131124Z 1312/1412 28005KT P6SM SKC
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KPGV 21nm S | 131120Z 1312/1412 29005KT P6SM SKC FM131900 23005KT P6SM SCT120 FM140900 21003KT P6SM BKN100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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