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87NR Columbia Airstrip
Columbia, North Carolina, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 20-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1412:14
Sunset17:1822:18
Evening civil twilight17:4622:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jan-2026 23:05:24
Local (UTC-5)  20-Jan-2026 18:05:24
 
METAR
KECG 
17nm N 		202254Z 31005KT 10SM CLR 00/M12 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP305 T00001117
KEDE 
18nm W 		202255Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 04/M14 A3045 RMK AO2 T00361142
K2DP 
23nm SE 		202255Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 01/M09 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP305 T00101091 $
KMQI 
25nm E 		202255Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 03/M09 A3043 RMK AO2 T00251091
KFFA 
26nm E 		202255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3041 RMK AO2 T00191065
KONX 
26nm N 		202255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3044 RMK AO2 T00091040
K7W6 
28nm SE 		202255Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 02/M10 A3043 RMK AO2 T00231097
TAF
KECG 
17nm N 		201720Z 2018/2118 30008KT P6SM SKC FM202300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM211500 15007KT P6SM SKC
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