FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IGX |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-06.0000N / 079-03-57.2700W 35-56.100000N / 079-03.954500W 35.9350000 / -79.0659083 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 512 ft. / 156.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of CHAPEL HILL, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 27516 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IGX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.575 (919-942-2538) |
| RALEIGH APPROACH: | 132.35 |
| RALEIGH DEPARTURE: | 132.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.5 |
| WX ASOS at RDU (14 nm E): | PHONE 919-840-0816 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RDUr289/14.2 | | RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 04W |
| LIBr077/27.6 | | LIBERTY VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PERSON | | 188/17.9 | | 220 | | 08W | | HUR | .... ..- .-. |
| SILER CITY | | 069/21.9 | | 371 | | 07W | | TOX | - --- -..- |
| HUNTSBORO | | 232/30.8 | | 271 | | 07W | | HXO | .... -..- --- |
| HARNETT | | 336/35.6 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
| JNALL | | 307/39.8 | | 251 | | 07W | | EUU | . ..- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.053333N | | 35-56.146667N |
| Longitude: | 079-04.356167W | | 079-03.552667W |
| Elevation: | 511.8 ft. | | 488.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 082 true | | 270 magnetic, 262 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 730 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1320 ft. from runway, 116 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear +45 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR 240 L&R. | | 27 ft. trees, 231 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +70 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR 235L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UNIVERSITY OF N CAROLINA CB 1510, UNC-CH CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-1510 |
| Manager: | PAUL BURKE CB 1510, UNC-CH CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-1510 Phone 919-962-1337 OR 919-962-1337 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT 12500 LBS OR GREATER; GLIDERS; BALLOONS; MINIATURE ACFT; ULTRALIGHTS & PAJA ACTIVITY. |
| - | NO PRACTICE APPROACHES/LNDGS WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION CALL 919-962-1337. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NO RECREATIONAL OR TRAINING FLIGHTS; 2100-0600; CLSD TO TRANSIENT ACFT OPNS 2100-0600 EXCEPT ACFT ON UNIVERSITY OR HOSPITAL BUSINESS; ALL OTHER TRANSIENT ACFT OPERATING 2100-0600 MUST HAVE 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 919-962-1337. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR ROUGH TURF AREAS MKD WITH TIRES PAINTED WHITE. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO PURE JET POWERED ACFT; EXCEPT FOR UNIVERSITY USERS TRANSPORTING PERSONS ON OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS. |
| - | RY 09 HAS A 60 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FROM THLD L & R OF CNTRLN IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
| - | RY 27 HAS 200 FT OVRN. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| BUZZY SIX | |
download (179KB) |
| SOUTH BOSTON FOUR | |
download (344KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (221KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BLUE DEVIL FOUR | |
download (240KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (14 nm E)
KBUY - Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KTTA - Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport (21 nm S)
KTDF - Person County Airport (21 nm N)
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:33:53 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:33:53 |
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| METAR |
| KIGX | 100656Z AUTO 27003KT 3/4SM BR OVC001 03/03 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP001 T00280028
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KRDU 14nm E | 100651Z 28003KT 1/8SM FG VV001 03/02 A2953 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1/4 SLP000 T00280022 PNO $
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| TAF |
KRDU 14nm E | 100534Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 1006/1009 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM100900 28015G25KT P6SM FEW040 FM101300 28025G40KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1017/1021 29030G50KT
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