AirNav: 87NR - Columbia Airstrip

87NR

Columbia Airstrip
Columbia, North Carolina, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 27-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	11:26
Sunrise	06:54	11:54
Sunset	16:51	21:51
Evening civil twilight	17:19	22:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Nov-2025 00:39:41
Local (UTC-5)	27-Nov-2025 19:39:41

METAR

KECG 17nm N	272354Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00721044 10122 20072 53020
KEDE 18nm W	280015Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 T00801026
K2DP 23nm SE	272355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN170 04/01 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00390009 10151 20039 52016 $
KMQI 25nm E	280015Z AUTO 36010G20KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A3003 RMK AO2 T00951032
KFFA 26nm E	280015Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A3001 RMK AO2 T00890002
KONX 26nm N	280015Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 T00711029
K7W6 28nm SE	280015Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3004 RMK AO2 T00540005

TAF

KECG
17nm N

271730Z 2718/2818 31008KT P6SM FEW250 FM281400 30015G23KT P6SM SKC

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