FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 04:52:01 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 23:52:01 |
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| METAR |
| KIGX | 080356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01110033
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KRDU 14nm E | 080351Z 23006KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00830028
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| TAF |
KRDU 14nm E | 072326Z 0800/0824 21004KT P6SM SKC FM081200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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