AirNav: W17 - Raleigh East Airport

W17

Raleigh East Airport
Knightdale, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023

Location

FAA Identifier:	W17
Lat/Long:	35-47-51.8000N 078-26-13.2350W 35-47.863333N 078-26.220583W 35.7977222,-78.4370097 (estimated)
Elevation:	313 ft. / 95.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	2 miles E of KNIGHTDALE, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27545

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1964
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at LHZ (14 nm N):	118.325 (919-497-0810)
WX AWOS-3 at JNX (16 nm S):	120.225 (919-934-3851)
WX ASOS at RDU (18 nm W):	PHONE 919-840-0816

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RDUr114/17.4		RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC		117.20		09W
TYIr258/37.2		TAR RIVER VORTAC		117.80		05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HARNETT		036/24.8		417		08W		HQT	.... --.- -
HUNTSBORO		173/31.5		271		09W		HXO	.... -..- ---

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:

3000 x 36 ft. / 914 x 11 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition
ROLLING PAVEMENT AND RY CRACKS

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

Runway edge lights:

non-standard
NSTD LIRL; THLD LGTS ARE WHITE; RY 19 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 70 FT; 2930 FT OF RY 01/19 USBL AT NIGHT; EDGE LGTS ARE 17 FT FM RY EDGE.

Runway edge markings:

RY 01/19 NSTD SMALL MARKINGS.

RUNWAY 1

RUNWAY 19

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

NSTD, in fair condition

Obstructions:

23 ft. trees, 232 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
26 FT TREES 0-200 FROM THR OFFSET 63 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

14 ft. bldg, 239 ft. from runway, 52 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
14 FT BLDG 100-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 54 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CAROLYNN KNOTT 933 THREE SISTERS ROAD KNIGHTDALE, NC 27545 Phone 919-749-8850
Manager:	CURT TILLY 4120 IVERSON ST. RALEIGH, NC 27604 Phone 919-673-4527

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		33
Single engine airplanes:		30
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Ultralights:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 21/day *
67%	local general aviation
27%	transient general aviation
7%	military
* for 12-month period ending 04 March 2020

Additional Remarks

-	+5 FT TERRAIN 20 FT FROM RY EDGE WEST SIDE SOUTH 2/3 OF RY.
-	RY 19 THLD APRXLY 40 FT HIGHER THAN RY 01 THLD (SLOPES UPHILL TO THE NORTH).
-	RY 19 SAFETY AREA HAS +20 FT BLDGS & PARKED ACFT.
-	RY 19 HAS 60 FT POWER LINES 1000 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
-	FOR CD CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLHZ - Triangle North Executive Airport (14 nm N)
KJNX - Johnston Regional Airport (16 nm S)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (18 nm W)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (23 nm E)
KRWI - Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional Airport (27 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Jun-2023

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:30	09:30
Sunrise	06:00	10:00
Sunset	20:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	20:53	00:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Jun-2023 02:32:12
Local (UTC-4)	01-Jun-2023 22:32:12

METAR

KLHZ 14nm N	020210Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM SCT034 SCT050 19/18 A3003 RMK AO2
KJNX 16nm S	020205Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM SCT018 SCT026 21/19 A3000 RMK AO2
KRDU 17nm W	020151Z 04006KT 10SM FEW020 BKN060 BKN250 21/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02060189
KRWI 26nm E	020207Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM SCT015 OVC030 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02060183
KHRJ 29nm SW	020205Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM SCT070 SCT075 21/19 A3001 RMK AO2 T02070188

TAF

KRDU
17nm W

011728Z 0118/0218 05010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 BKN250 TEMPO 0118/0119 BKN025 FM012300 04003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM020900 04003KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 0210/0212 BKN007 FM021600 04008KT P6SM BKN050

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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