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5W8 Siler City Municipal Airport
Siler City, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 5W8
Lat/Long: 35-42-15.5000N / 079-30-15.0800W
35-42.258333N / 079-30.251333W
35.7043056 / -79.5041889
(estimated)
Elevation: 614 ft. / 187.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1990)
From city: 3 miles SW of SILER CITY, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 27344

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1965
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-0000; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT AFT 0000 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 04 & 22 OPER CONT.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
GREENSBORO APPROACH: 118.5
GREENSBORO DEPARTURE: 118.5
WX AWOS-3 at HBI (19 nm W): 119.275 (336-626-7933)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LIBr144/8.3LIBERTY VORTAC113.0003W
SDZr011/29.6SANDHILLS VORTAC111.8003W
GSOr135/30.8GREENSBORO VORTAC116.2003W
RDUr258/36.5RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC117.2004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SILER CITY218/4.037107WTOX - --- -..-
CITY LAKE100/17.626608WCQJ -.-. --.- .---
PERSON222/38.222008WHUR .... ..- .-.
POPE324/39.333807WPOB .--. --- -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: SOUTHWEST.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 35-41.915500N35-42.620000N
Longitude: 079-30.504167W079-29.979500W
Elevation: 597.0 ft.614.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP0.3% DOWN
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 038 magnetic, 031 true218 magnetic, 211 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 66 ft. trees, 1045 ft. from runway, 117 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear276 ft. trees, 4908 ft. from runway, 910 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF SILER CITY
PO BOX 769
SILER CITY, NC 27344
Phone 919-742-4731
Manager: CARDINAL AIR
80 AVIATION DR.
SILER CITY, NC 27344
Phone 919-742-3847

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 19
Multi engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 59/day *
77% transient general aviation
19% local general aviation
5% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 August 2006

Additional Remarks

DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
ASPH SECTION OF RAMP PAVEMENT STRENGTH IS CONSIDERABLE LESS THAN RY.
AFT HRS FUEL OR SVCS, CALL 919-545-0138 OR 919-619-2707.
100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SVC.

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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (192KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (164KB)
NDB RWY 22   download (191KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2A5 - Causey Airport (14 nm NW)
KHBI - Asheboro Regional Airport (19 nm W)
KBUY - Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (21 nm N)
KTTA - Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport (21 nm E)
KIGX - Horace Williams Airport (25 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo of 5W8 (Siler City Municipal Airport)
Photo by Don Poitras
Photo taken 29-Oct-2006

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From to 5W8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3909:39
Sunrise06:0910:09
Sunset20:3600:36
Evening civil twilight21:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 05:21:51
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 01:21:51
 
METAR
KHBI 
20nm W 
050451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2999 RMK AO2
KBUY 
21nm N 
050454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02280161 403000144
KTTA 
21nm E 
050456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 19/17 A2996 RMK AO2
KIGX 
25nm NE 
050456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 22/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02170167 403060161
KSOP 
30nm S 
050455Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2997 RMK AO1
KGSO 
32nm NW 
050454Z 21004KT 10SM BKN110 23/14 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02330144 402890161
KVUJ 
36nm SW 
050438Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT090 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2
KRDU 
36nm E 
050451Z 00000KT 10SM BKN130 BKN250 24/15 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02390150 403220156
KEXX 
39nm W 
050501Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A2997 RMK AO2
TAF
KGSO 
32nm NW 
042323Z 0500/0524 19004KT P6SM FEW060 BKN150 FM051300 07007KT P6SM BKN070 OVC120 FM051700 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH OVC045 FM052300 VRB04KT 6SM BR OVC025
KRDU 
36nm E 
042323Z 0500/0524 25007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM050300 20004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM051300 VRB06KT P6SM BKN070 OVC120 FM051800 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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 Cardinal Air
919-742-3847
919-545-0138
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[email]
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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DAYS INN SILER CITY 2.6 51-100
 

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AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.5 50-70

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Hotels in other cities near Siler City Municipal Airport

2 in Siler City
6 in Asheboro
 

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