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NC81

Cox Airport
Apex, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	NC81
Lat/Long:	35-45-06.5440N 078-51-35.0260W 35-45.109067N 078-51.583767W 35.7518178,-78.8597294 (estimated)
Elevation:	455 ft. / 139 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of APEX, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27502

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1979
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RDU (8 nm NE):	PHONE 919-244-2891
WX AWOS-3 at TTA (16 nm SW):	120.625 (919-708-5382)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RDUr216/8.1		RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC		117.20		09W
LIBr099/36.8		LIBERTY VORTAC		113.00		03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HARNETT		343/21.2		417		08W		HQT	.... --.- -
HUNTSBORO		209/35.0		271		09W		HXO	.... -..- ---

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LL

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2450 x 75 ft. / 747 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	trees, 500 ft. from runway	trees, 1000 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PAUL J AND MARIAN C WHITE P.O. BOX 181 APEX, NC 27502-0181 Phone (919) 427-3090 MATTHEW AND ALECIA COPLAND 919-291-8108
Manager:	PAUL J WHITE PO BOX 181 APEX, NC 27502-0181 Phone 919-427-3090

Additional Remarks

E111-3	RALEIGH PMSN RQRD WHEN CEILING RPTRD LESS THAN 1000' AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN 3 MILES.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (8 nm NE)
KTTA - Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport (16 nm SW)
KHRJ - Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (23 nm S)
KJNX - Johnston Regional Airport (26 nm SE)
KLHZ - Triangle North Executive Airport (30 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:55	09:55
Sunrise	06:22	10:22
Sunset	20:03	00:03
Evening civil twilight	20:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-May-2025 02:13:22
Local (UTC-4)	03-May-2025 22:13:22

METAR

KRDU 8nm NE	040151Z 25008G17KT 9SM -RA BKN031 OVC036 21/16 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB50 SLP122 P0000 T02060161
KTTA 15nm SW	040155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM +RA SCT070 BKN080 OVC100 18/18 A2989 RMK AO2 P0027 T01780178

TAF

KRDU
8nm NE

031720Z 0318/0418 19011G19KT P6SM BKN050 BKN250 FM040400 20008KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN015 OVC040CB TEMPO 0404/0407 20015G35KT 1 1/2SM TSRA BR BKN008 OVC040CB FM040800 18006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM041400 20012KT P6SM OVC015 FM041700 21012G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC025

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