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87NR Columbia Airstrip
Columbia, North Carolina, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 87NR
Lat/Long: 35-59-00.8304N 076-11-52.3774W
35-59.013840N 076-11.872957W
35.9835640,-76.1978826
(estimated)
Elevation: 3 ft. / 1 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles NE of COLUMBIA, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 27925

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ECG (17 nm N): 124.375 (252-338-4750)
WX AWOS-3 at EDE (18 nm W): 118.275 (252-482-0757)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ECGr191/16.5ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME115.7507W
RBXr287/24.6WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME111.6008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WOODVILLE174/17.525410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--
MANTEO289/24.837009WMQI -- --.- ..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 1200 x 130 ft. / 366 x 40 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 35-59.110080N35-58.917600N
Longitude: 076-11.900940W076-11.844973W
Elevation: 3.0 ft.2.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167 true347 true
Markings: nonenone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STEVE SMITH
P.O. BOX 8785
ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804
Phone 252-904-1280
Manager: STEVE SMITH
P.O. BOX 8785
ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804
Phone 252-904-1280

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 87NR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KECG - Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional Airport (17 nm N)
KEDE - Northeastern Regional Airport (18 nm W)
KMQI - Dare County Regional Airport (25 nm E)
KFFA - First Flight Airport (26 nm E)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (26 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5510:55
Sunrise07:2111:21
Sunset19:0823:08
Evening civil twilight19:3423:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2026 15:23:14
Local (UTC-4)  12-Mar-2026 11:23:14
 
METAR
KECG 
17nm N 		121454Z 21013KT 10SM SCT070 22/18 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP070 T02220183 58001
KEDE 
18nm W 		121455Z AUTO 21010G15KT 10SM SCT070 23/18 A2975 RMK AO2 T02320178
K2DP 
23nm SE 		121455Z AUTO 21013G23KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP084 T02350194 58001 $
KMQI 
25nm E 		121455Z AUTO 22015KT 10SM BKN075 21/18 A2977 RMK AO2 T02100178
KFFA 
26nm E 		121455Z AUTO 21008G15KT 170V260 10SM SCT075 22/19 A2975 RMK AO2 T02160185
KONX 
26nm N 		121455Z AUTO 21010G15KT 10SM SCT065 SCT075 22/18 A2974 RMK AO2 T02220182
K7W6 
28nm SE 		121455Z AUTO 21017G24KT 10SM BKN013 BKN075 22/19 A2979 RMK AO2 T02170191
TAF
KECG 
17nm N 		121329Z 1213/1312 21012G20KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/24045KT FM121430 23014G22KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC050 WS020/24045KT PROB30 1215/1217 VRB15G30KT 2SM TSRA BR OVC020CB FM121700 36019G29KT 4SM -RA BR OVC020 FM121900 36019G29KT 3SM RA BR OVC010 FM122300 34011KT P6SM BKN040 FM130300 33005KT P6SM SKC
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