AirNav: 03NC - Pilots Ridge Airport

03NC

Pilots Ridge Airport
Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	03NC
Lat/Long:	34-06-15.6180N 077-54-15.0000W 34-06.260300N 077-54.250000W 34.1043383,-77.9041667 (estimated)
Elevation:	35 ft. / 10.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of CAROLINA BEACH, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	28412

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1983
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at ILM (10 nm N):	PHONE 910-212-6314
WX AWOS-3P at SUT (13 nm SW):	124.175 (910-457-1710)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ILMr193/14.9		WILMINGTON VORTAC		117.00		07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AIRLI		210/5.5		281		10W		IL	.. .-..
WILZE		208/14.7		205		10W		GM	--. --

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3000 x 40 ft. / 914 x 12 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard RWY 09/27 NSTD LIRL.
Operational restrictions:	250 FT OVERRUN - SOFT SAND.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear	50 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PILOTS RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSN PO BOX 15864, HOA BOARD MEMBER WILMINGTON, NC 28408 Phone 910-232-9737
Manager:	JAMES MILLER HOA PRESIDENT, 708 PILOTS RIDGE RD WILMINGTON, NC 28412 Phone 910-471-9026

Additional Remarks

-	LINE OF 25 FT TREES SOUTH OF RWY 100 FT FM CNTRLN.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 03NC.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KILM - Wilmington International Airport (10 nm N)
KSUT - Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (13 nm SW)
KACZ - Wallace-Pender Airport (37 nm N)
KCPC - Columbus County Regional Airport (41 nm W)
KNCA - New River Marine Corps Air Station (McCutcheon Field) Airport (43 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:29	11:29
Sunrise	06:56	11:56
Sunset	17:02	22:02
Evening civil twilight	17:29	22:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Nov-2025 09:25:11
Local (UTC-5)	26-Nov-2025 04:25:11

METAR

KILM 10nm N	260853Z 20004KT 5SM BR OVC003 17/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01720172 58007
KSUT 14nm SW	260855Z AUTO 21005KT 3/4SM BR VV005 17/17 A3003 RMK AO2

TAF

KILM
10nm N

260520Z 2606/2706 22005KT 1SM BR BKN005 FM260900 22006KT P6SM BKN015 FM261100 22008KT P6SM SCT120 WS020/23040KT FM261300 23013G21KT P6SM BKN050 FM262300 26008KT P6SM SKC

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