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N88 Kecks Airport
Julian, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: N88
Lat/Long: 35-55-35.4900N / 079-37-39.0900W
35-55.591500N / 079-37.651500W
35.9265250 / -79.6275250
(estimated)
Elevation: 724 ft. / 220.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of JULIAN, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 27283

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1953
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: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at BUY (11 nm NE): 135.325 (336-570-9813)
WX ASOS at GSO (18 nm NW): PHONE 336-393-0168

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LIBr357/6.9LIBERTY VORTAC113.0003W
GSOr116/18.4GREENSBORO VORTAC116.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALAMM222/3.736108WHB .... -...
SILER CITY328/12.837107WTOX - --- -..-
CITY LAKE050/17.126608WCQJ -.-. --.- .---
SLAMMER174/28.142307WSIF ... .. ..-.
PERSON244/32.922008WHUR .... ..- .-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 1400 x 75 ft. / 427 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 47 ft. trees, 632 ft. from runway, 64 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear116 ft. trees, 1411 ft. from runway, 79 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
PLINE 780 FT FM THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: L. R. KECK
2416 N.C. 62E
JULIAN, NC 27283
Phone 336-685-4664
Manager: L.R. KECK
2416 N.C. 62E
JULIAN, NC 27283
Phone 336-685-4664

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/month *
62% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 17 April 2012

Additional Remarks

BLDGS ON NW EDGE OF RY.
AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT OCNLY ON RY.
4' LIVESTOCK FENCE BELOW RWY GRADE ACROSS END OF EACH RWY
ARPT IN TRAFFIC PAT OF CAUSEY ARPT 2A5 (1 MI NW) CTAF: 122.8

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at N88.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2A5 - Causey Airport (1 nm SE)
KBUY - Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (11 nm NE)
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KGSO - Piedmont Triad International Airport (18 nm NW)
KHBI - Asheboro Regional Airport (21 nm SW)
 
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Area around N88 (Kecks Airport)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0111:01
Sunrise07:2711:27
Sunset18:4122:41
Evening civil twilight19:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 19:51:17
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 15:51:17
 
METAR
KBUY 
11nm NE 
161654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC021 19/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01940139
K5W8 
15nm SE 
161655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 19/16 A3005 RMK AO2 T01870157
KGSO 
19nm NW 
161654Z 24003KT 10SM BKN034 BKN180 21/13 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02110133
KHBI 
21nm SW 
161655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT028 BKN034 20/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T02000142
TAF
KGSO 
19nm NW 
161423Z 1614/1712 VRB05KT P6SM BKN012 OVC035 TEMPO 1614/1616 SCT015 BKN025 FM161600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM162300 00000KT P6SM BKN150
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Hotels in other cities near Kecks Airport

1 in Mc Leansville
2 in Whitsett
59 in Greensboro
11 in Burlington
1 in Siler City
6 in Asheboro
1 in Haw River
4 in Archdale
 

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