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NC48 Safe Field Airport
Wallace, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: NC48
Lat/Long: 34-45-00.3900N 078-03-41.4700W
34-45.006500N 078-03.691167W
34.7501083,-78.0615194
(estimated)
Elevation: 50 ft. / 15 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of WALLACE, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28466

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at ACZ (3 nm SE): 121.07 (910-285-0419)
WX AWOS-3 at DPL (16 nm N): 120.675 (910-296-9688)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ILMr346/25.6WILMINGTON VORTAC117.0007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLINTON141/20.041209WCTZ -.-. - --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none30 ft. pline, 200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CAROLYN M. COLWELL
6990 S NC 41
WALLACE, NC 28466
Phone 910-285-5679
910-289-5148 CELL
Manager: CAROLYN M. COLWELL
6990 S NC 41
WALLACE, NC 28466
Phone 910-285-5679
910-289-5148 CELL

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KACZ - Wallace-Pender Airport (3 nm SE)
KDPL - Duplin County Airport (16 nm N)
KCTZ - Clinton-Sampson County Airport (20 nm NW)
KOAJ - Albert J Ellis Airport (23 nm E)
KEYF - Curtis L Brown Jr. Field Airport (27 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3011:30
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:5722:57
Evening civil twilight18:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Feb-2026 11:11:46
Local (UTC-5)  18-Feb-2026 06:11:46
 
METAR
KACZ 
3nm E 		181055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BR OVC037 11/11 A3010 RMK AO2 T01140113
KDPL 
16nm N 		181055Z AUTO 21003KT 7SM CLR 12/12 A3009 RMK AO2
TAF
KOAJ 
22nm E 		180541Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM180800 VRB04KT 6SM MIFG BKN090 TEMPO 1808/1810 00000KT 2SM BR FM181500 23012G23KT P6SM BKN130 FM190000 23006KT P6SM BKN080 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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