FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CRE |
| Lat/Long: | 33-48-42.3000N 078-43-26.2000W
33-48.705000N 078-43.436667W
33.8117500,-78.7239444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 31.6 ft. / 9.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29582 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CRE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | AFTER 0000 ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; REIL RY 05 AND MALSR RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.625 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.625 (843-361-2802) |
| STRAND GROUND: | 121.8 257.6 [0700-2100] |
| STRAND TOWER: | 124.6 257.6 [0700-2100] |
| MYRTLE BEACH APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| MYRTLE BEACH DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at MYR (13 nm SW): | 123.925 (843-238-0335) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HYW (20 nm W): | 119.525 (843-397-8046) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.375/317.550 (MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5997 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN PCN/29 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | /2017 | | Double wheel: | 76.0 | | Double tandem: | 112.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-48.362028N | | 33-49.047935N |
| Longitude: | 078-43.863145W | | 078-43.009952W |
| Elevation: | 31.6 ft. | | 29.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 046 true | | 234 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (2.98 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 1434 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 98 ft. trees, 3450 ft. from runway, 672 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HORRY COUNTY
PO BOX 1236
CONWAY, SC 29526
Phone 843-448-1580 |
| Manager: | JUDI OLMSTEAD
1100 JETPORT ROAD
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577
Phone 843-448-1580 |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FM ARPT ALONG COAST LINE 10 NM NE TO 20 NM SW. |
| - | GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC MYRTLE BEACH APCH AT 843-477-2727/2704. WHEN MYR APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (199KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMYR - Myrtle Beach International Airport (13 nm SW)
5J9 - Twin City Airport (18 nm NW)
KHYW - Conway-Horry County Airport (20 nm W)
KCPC - Columbus County Regional Airport (28 nm N)
KSUT - Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Fred Schwarz
Photo taken 22-May-2015
rom 2000 feet looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Grand Strand Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 11-Sep-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 19:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Sep-2026 18:33:26 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Sep-2026 14:33:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KCRE | 111753Z 18009KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 60000 T02940261 10311 20256 58012
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KMYR
13nm SW | 111753Z 18008KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP158 60019 T02830261 10317 20261 57011 $
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KHYW
20nm W | 111815Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU W
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| TAF |
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| KCRE | 111720Z 1118/1218 19010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120 TEMPO 1118/1121 VRB10KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM120000 22007KT P6SM FEW025 SCT150 FM121200 23005KT P6SM SCT020 FM121500 18008KT P6SM SCT025 PROB30 1215/1218 5SM TSRA BKN025CB
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KMYR
13nm SW | 111720Z 1118/1218 17010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120 TEMPO 1118/1121 VRB10KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM120000 22006KT P6SM FEW025 SCT150 FM121200 26005KT P6SM SCT020 FM121500 17008KT P6SM SCT025 PROB30 1215/1218 5SM TSRA BKN025CB
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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