FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W03 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-46-13.4650N / 077-58-11.2490W 35-46.224417N / 077-58.187483W 35.7704069 / -77.9697914 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 161 ft. / 49.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of WILSON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27896 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 03 & 21 AND REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS at RWI (6 nm NE): | 118.875 (252-446-0732) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GWW (19 nm S): | 118.975 (919-731-4473) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 118.475/279.65 (ROCKY MOUNT RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY ROCKY MOUNT RADIO ON FREQ 123.6.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TYIr231/17.9 | | TAR RIVER VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05W |
| ISOr325/31.3 | | KINSTON VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| JAMBE | | at field | | 235 | | 09W | | RW | .-. .-- |
| WAYNE | | 355/15.0 | | 208 | | 08W | | JYN | .--- -.-- -. |
| JNALL | | 069/21.2 | | 251 | | 07W | | EUU | . ..- ..- |
| TARBORO | | 252/22.8 | | 257 | | 08W | | ETC | . - -.-. |
| ALWOOD | | 286/29.4 | | 230 | | 09W | | AQE | .- --.- . |
| WILLIAMSTON | | 271/38.9 | | 336 | | 09W | | MCZ | -- -.-. --.. |
| HARNETT | | 068/39.9 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-45.834433N | | 35-46.473500N |
| Longitude: | 077-58.272950W | | 077-57.810817W |
| Elevation: | 156.4 ft. | | 155.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 031 true | | 219 magnetic, 211 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.54 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.81 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 919 ft. from runway, 265 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. trees, 406 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-46.407750N | | 35-46.401350N |
| Longitude: | 077-58.610633W | | 077-57.700517W |
| Elevation: | 159.7 ft. | | 155.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 090 true | | 278 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 828 ft. from runway, 62 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 661 ft. from runway, 184 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4499 x 150 ft. / 1371 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 35-46.435983N | | 35-45.790750N |
| Longitude: | 077-58.590083W | | 077-58.141733W |
| Elevation: | 160.7 ft. | | 151.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 151 true | | 339 magnetic, 331 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 346 ft. from runway, 271 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 335 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WILSON PO BOX 10 WILSON, NC 27894 Phone 252-399-2489 |
| Manager: | GRONNA JONES PO BOX 10 WILSON, NC 27894 Phone 252-399-2489 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO LINE-OF-SIGHT BTN RY ENDS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS OTS INDEFLY. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRWI - Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (6 nm NE)
KGWW - Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KETC - Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport (23 nm NE)
KLHZ - Franklin County Airport (23 nm NW)
KJNX - Johnston County Airport (25 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 08-Mar-2006
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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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 06:29:05 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 02:29:05 |
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| METAR |
KRWI 6nm NE | 250603Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 19/19 A3008 RMK AO2
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KGWW 18nm S | 250620Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 20/19 A3008 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRWI 6nm NE | 250539Z 250606 00000KT 5SM BR FEW200 TEMPO 0709 2SM BR FM0900 00000KT 1SM BR FEW200 TEMPO 0913 1/2SM FG FM1300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT070 SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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