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5NC5

The Duchy Airport
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5NC5
Lat/Long:	35-58-53.5010N 079-16-23.0590W 35-58.891683N 079-16.384317W 35.9815281,-79.2730719 (estimated)
Elevation:	650 ft. / 198 m (estimated)
Variation:	06W (1985)
From city:	15 miles W of CHAPEL HILL, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27258

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1986
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at BUY (11 nm NW):

135.325 (336-570-9813)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LIBr061/19.4	LIBERTY VORTAC	113.00	03W
RDUr294/24.7	RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC	117.20	09W
GSOr099/34.3	GREENSBORO VORTAC	116.20	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HUNTSBORO		248/37.1		271		09W		HXO	.... -..- ---

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

3500 x 44 ft. / 1067 x 13 m

Surface:

asphalt

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

/2009

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Traffic pattern:

left

Obstructions:

none

60 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DUCHY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. 50001 DUCHY DRIVE MEBANE, NC 27302 Phone 860-997-0837
Manager:	DOUGLAS SMITH 5336 OSPREY DRIVE MEBANE, NC 27302 Phone 336-693-3386

Additional Remarks

-	NUMEROUS TREES RIGHT OF RY 21.
-	28 FT BLDGS 100 FT L OF RY 21.
-	10 FT BERM 30 FT FM END OF RY 03.
-	NIGHT OPERATIONS UNATHORIZED; RESTRICTED TO OWNERS AND GUESTS.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5NC5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBUY - Burlington/Alamance Regional Airport (11 nm NW)
KSCR - Siler City Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KTDF - Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (23 nm NE)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (24 nm E)
KTTA - Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport (25 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	10:32
Sunrise	06:58	10:58
Sunset	19:28	23:28
Evening civil twilight	19:54	23:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Sep-2026 13:40:23
Local (UTC-4)	12-Sep-2026 09:40:23

METAR

KBUY 10nm NW	121307Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC006 23/22 A3006 RMK AO2 CIG 004V011 T02330222
KSCR 20nm SW	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN007 OVC080 23/22 A3006 RMK AO2 T02330216

TAF

KRDU
25nm E

120537Z 1206/1306 12005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM120800 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM121000 VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC003 FM121300 12005KT 4SM BR BKN007 FM121500 15005KT P6SM BKN025 FM121600 20006KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1218/1224 4SM -TSRA BR OVC035CB

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