AirNav: 87NR - Columbia Airstrip

87NR

Columbia Airstrip
Columbia, North Carolina, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
ECGr191/16.5		ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME		115.75		07W
RBXr287/24.6		WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME		111.60		08W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WOODVILLE		174/17.5		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--
MANTEO		289/24.8		370		09W		MQI	-- --.- ..

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:	35-59.110080N	35-58.917600N
Longitude:	076-11.900940W	076-11.844973W
Elevation:	3.0 ft.	2.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	167 true	347 true
Markings:	none	none

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-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	10:26
Sunrise	06:52	10:52
Sunset	19:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	19:30	23:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Sep-2025 12:45:43
Local (UTC-4)	20-Sep-2025 08:45:43

METAR

KECG 17nm N	201154Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01890183 10189 20139 53011 $
KEDE 18nm W	201235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3012 RMK AO2 T02020198
K2DP 23nm SE	201235Z AUTO 01004KT M M SCT002 21/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP196 RVRNO PWINO TSNO $
KMQI 25nm E	201235Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3012 RMK AO2 T02030200
KFFA 26nm E	201240Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3010 RMK AO2 T02030203
KONX 26nm N	201235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3011 RMK AO2 T01990177
K7W6 28nm SE	201235Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3011 RMK AO2 T01950194

TAF

KECG
17nm N

201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM201300 04006KT P6SM FEW150 FM210400 05008KT P6SM BKN007

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