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KIGX Horace Williams Airport
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: MON-FRI 0800-2100, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-2100
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RY 9/27; MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
RDUr289/14.2RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC117.2004W
LIBr077/27.6LIBERTY VORTAC113.0003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PERSON188/17.922008WHUR .... ..- .-.
SILER CITY069/21.937107WTOX - --- -..-
HUNTSBORO232/30.927107WHXO .... -..- ---
HARNETT336/35.641708WHQT .... --.- -
JNALL307/39.825107WEUU . ..- ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
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 fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 35-56.053333N35-56.146667N
Longitude: 079-04.356167W079-03.552667W
Elevation: 511.8 ft.488.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 082 true270 magnetic, 262 true
Displaced threshold: no730 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 9, OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 27, OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 14 ft. trees, 605 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
64 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 240 FT L & R. 5 FT BRUSH 0-100 FT FM THLD, 160 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
57 ft. trees, 961 ft. from runway, 39 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

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: KIMBLE WALLACE
CB 1510, UNC-CH
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599-1510
Phone 919-962-1337

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 16
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 61/week *
62% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
3% military
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 05 June 2013

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD TO ACFT 12500 LBS OR GREATER; GLIDERS; BALLOONS; MINIATURE ACFT; ULTRALIGHTS & PAJA ACTIVITY.
RWY 27 RIGHT TRF PAT ONLY; MNTN 2000 FT AGL.
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 TRANSIENT ACFT 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 WHICH MUST CALL AMGR 919-962-1337 FOR INSTR .
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BUZZY SIX   download (148KB)
SOUTH BOSTON FOUR   download (269KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (179KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (151KB)
VOR/DME RWY 27   download (188KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BLUE DEVIL FOUR   download (192KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (141KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (14 nm E)
KBUY - Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KTTA - Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport (21 nm S)
KTDF - Person County Airport (21 nm N)
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5910:59
Sunrise07:2511:25
Sunset18:3922:39
Evening civil twilight19:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 19:45:14
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 15:45:14
 
METAR
KIGX 161656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC019 19/15 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01940150
KRDU 
14nm E 
161651Z 28003KT 10SM SCT015 OVC021 19/16 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01940156
TAF
KRDU 
14nm E 
161425Z 1614/1712 VRB05KT P6SM SCT010 OVC021 TEMPO 1618/1622 SCT025 BKN035 FM162200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Horace Williams Airport 919-962-1337
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $6.40 $5.57 
 Updated 09-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Horace Williams Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Horace Williams Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KIGX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT CHAPEL HILL 2.7 144-159
RED ROOF INN CHAPEL HILL - UNC 4.1 65-70
THE SIENA HOTEL 1.8 159-229
HAMPTON INN CHAPEL HILL 2.4 89-90
WASHINGTON DUKE INN & GOLF CLUB 7.8 199-289
HAMPTON INN & SUITES CHAPEL HILL/DURHAM 4.9 93-119
 

Other hotels near Horace Williams Airport

Miles Price ($)
FRANKLIN HOTEL 1.7 212-234
THE CAROLINA INN - DESTINATION HOTELS & RESORTS 1.8 309-379
DAYS INN CHAPEL HILL 2.4 72-130
CHAPEL HILL UNIVERSITY INN 2.4 90-110
SHERATON CHAPEL HILL HOTEL 2.7 139-194
ALOFT CHAPEL HILL 3.0 144-159
RIZZO CONFERENCE CENTER 3.8 149-162
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT CHAPEL HILL 3.9 129-130
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON CHAPEL HILL - DURHAM 4.1 109-110
COMFORT INN UNIVERSITY 4.1 75-100
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT DURHAM CHAPEL HILL 4.3 119-139
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CHAPEL HILL 4.9 106-107
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES DURHAM CHAPEL HILL 5.7 64-85
GOVERNORS CLUB COTTAGES 5.8 148-175
HOMESTEAD DURHAM-UNIVERSITY 5.9 70-110

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Horace Williams Airport

14 in Chapel Hill
51 in Durham
17 in Morrisville
2 in Mebane
20 in Cary
1 in Haw River
 

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