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87NR

Columbia Airstrip
Columbia, North Carolina, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 -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	.-.. .-.. .--

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 04-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:20	09:20
Sunrise	05:50	09:50
Sunset	20:17	00:17
Evening civil twilight	20:46	00:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Jun-2026 17:58:07
Local (UTC-4)	04-Jun-2026 13:58:07

METAR

KECG 17nm N	041754Z 03009KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02720111 10272 20194 58011
KEDE 18nm W	041735Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 29/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T02900092
K2DP 23nm SE	041738Z AUTO 01011KT 9SM CLR 27/08 A3015 RMK AO2 WSHFT 27 SLP217 $
KMQI 25nm E	041735Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3020 RMK AO2 T02340063
KFFA 26nm E	041735Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T02230092
KONX 26nm N	041735Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 25/08 A3019 RMK AO2 T02490081
K7W6 28nm SE	041735Z AUTO 03011G16KT 10SM CLR 27/07 A3018 RMK AO2 T02670067

TAF

KECG
17nm N

041120Z 0412/0512 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM041400 06008KT P6SM SKC FM042100 10008KT P6SM SKC FM050000 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

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