FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMP | | 188/27.7 | | 227 | | 07W | | CPC | -.-. .--. -.-. |
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 29 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 76.0 | | Double wheel: | 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: | 55 ft. trees, 1434 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 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: | SCOTT VAN MOPPES
1100 JETPORT ROAD
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577
Phone 843-448-1580 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 May 2021 | |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download |
| VOR RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| VOR RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| 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 Municipal 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Feb-2023
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Feb-2023 01:04:08 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Feb-2023 20:04:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KCRE | 060053Z 35003KT 10SM BKN003 BKN070 10/10 A3009 RMK AO1 SLP190 T01000100
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KMYR
13nm SW | 060056Z 32006KT 10SM OVC004 11/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01110111
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KHYW
20nm W | 060055Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 10/10 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KCRE | 060005Z 0600/0624 01004KT P6SM OVC080 FM060100 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN009 FM060600 29005KT 2SM BR BKN012 FM060900 29006KT 3SM BR SCT080 FM061500 33009G16KT P6SM SKC
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KMYR
13nm SW | 060005Z 0600/0624 VRB03KT P6SM OVC080 FM060100 00000KT 1SM BR BKN008 FM060400 30004KT 1/2SM FG BKN006 FM060700 29005KT 3/4SM BR BKN007 FM061000 29006KT 4SM BR SCT080 FM061500 34012G18KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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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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