FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | ETC |
Lat/Long: | 35-56-14.1470N 077-32-47.3290W 35-56.235783N 077-32.788817W 35.9372631,-77.5464803 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 52.6 ft. / 16.0 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 |
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 RWY 09/27, REIL RWY 27 & PAPI RWYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 119.575 (252-641-1640) |
WX ASOS at RWI (17 nm W): | 118.875 (252-446-0732) |
WX AWOS-3P at MCZ (18 nm E): | 118.65 (252-802-4261) |
WX AWOS-3 at PGV (20 nm SE): | 128.425 (252-758-6485) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC (ZDC) ON 123.85/279.65 (NEW BERN 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 | | 117.50 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ALWOOD | | 337/16.2 | | 230 | | 09W | | AQE | .- --.- . |
CHOCOWINITY | | 328/33.4 | | 388 | | 08W | | RNW | .-. -. .-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:SELF SVC 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDITCARD. |
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 | | 35-56.271158N |
Longitude: | 077-33.191695W | | 077-32.385923W |
Elevation: | 52.6 ft. | | 44.9 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: | 27 ft. trees, 319 ft. from runway, 3 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear 15 FT ROAD 160 FT FM END BOTH SIDES CNTRLN; 4 FT FENCE 125 FT FM END BOTH SIDES CNTRLN; 13 FT TREE 125 FT FM END OFFSET 10 FT R OF CNTRLN; AND 10 FT TREE 152 FT FM END OFFSET 121 FT L OF CNTRLN. | | 21 ft. trees, 839 ft. from runway, 4 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 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 |
Manager: | JASON NICHOLS PO BOX 220 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone (252) 641-4229 EMERGENCY PHONE DURG BUS HRS 252-641-4229 TOWN HALL; 252-641-4247 POLICE DISPATCH. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | 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 20 May 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | 500' LOW LEVEL ROUTE 3 MI NE OF ARPT - BE ALERT FOR MIL ACFT INVOF ARPT. |
- | RWY 27 SAFETY AREA HAS SFC VARIATIONS & DEPRESSIONS AND A 20 FT DROP OFF 100 FT FM BOTH SIDES. |
- | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (359KB) |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 11:15 |
Sunset | | 19:21 | | 23:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 23:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Mar-2023 17:42:10 |
Local (UTC-4) | 20-Mar-2023 13:42:10 |
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METAR |
KETC | 201705Z AUTO 03006KT 7SM BKN095 BKN110 08/M08 A3036 RMK AO2 T00821081
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KRWI 18nm W | 201653Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW100 09/M09 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00941089
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KMCZ 18nm E | 201705Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM SCT085 BKN120 09/M06 A3034 RMK AO2 T00871064
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TAF |
KRWI 18nm W | 201120Z 2012/2112 01006KT P6SM SCT250
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KPGV 21nm S | 201127Z 2012/2112 03005KT P6SM SKC FM201500 03007KT P6SM SCT070 FM202200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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