FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
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 |
CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 03W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (249KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (236KB) |
VOR RWY 05 | |
download (203KB) |
VOR RWY 23 | |
download (207KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Fred Schwarz
Photo taken 22-May-2015
rom 2000 feet looking southwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
Sunset | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 08:52:30 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-Mar-2025 03:52:30 |
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METAR |
KCRE | 060753Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A2950 RMK AO1 SLP990 T01060028
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KMYR 13nm SW | 060756Z AUTO 27012G23KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP003 T00940022
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KHYW 20nm W | 060835Z AUTO 26007G19KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A2954 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCRE | 060543Z 0606/0706 26010G15KT P6SM SCT060 FM061300 28015G21KT P6SM SCT060 FM061800 29014G23KT P6SM FEW070 FM062300 30008KT P6SM SKC FM070200 32003KT P6SM SKC
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KMYR 13nm SW | 060732Z 0608/0706 28014G25KT P6SM SCT060 FM061700 30018G27KT P6SM FEW070 FM062300 30010KT P6SM SKC FM070200 31005KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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