FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | 32 ft. / 9.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN AFTER 0000 ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; REIL RY 05 AND MALSR RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.625 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 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 |
| BASIC RDR SVC: | 134.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MYR (13 nm SW): | 124.5 (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 128.7/343.6 (MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HORRY | | 100/20.2 | | 370 | | 08W | | HYW | .... -.-- .-- |
| CAMP | | 188/27.6 | | 227 | | 07W | | CPC | -.-. .--. -.-. |
| YAUPON | | 266/33.1 | | 233 | | 08W | | SUT | ... ..- - |
| MARION | | 132/37.7 | | 388 | | 06W | | MAO | -- .- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-48.361992N | | 33-49.047933N |
| Longitude: | 078-43.863135W | | 078-43.009965W |
| Elevation: | 31.3 ft. | | 29.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 046 true | | 232 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 left (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 |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. tree, 2073 ft. from runway, 396 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | 94 ft. tree, 4476 ft. from runway, 461 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HORRY COUNTY PO BOX 1236 CONWAY, SC 29526 Phone 843-248-1201 |
| Manager: | BOB KEMP 100 JETPORT ROAD MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 Phone 843-448-1580 FBO FRANK GOGGINS; BOB MC GROARTY - 843-272-5337. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 149/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FM ARPT ALONG COAST LINE 10 NM NE TO 20 NM SW. |
| - | GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
| GPS RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (183KB) |
| GPS RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (205KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
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 - Brunswick County Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 18-Jun-2006
on final for runway 23
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:56 | | 23:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 01:24:35 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 21:24:35 |
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| METAR |
| KCRE | 080053Z 21007KT CLR 28/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02830239 $
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KMYR 13nm SW | 080045Z 20004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3006
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| TAF |
| KCRE | 072337Z 080024 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 FM0600 VRB03KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 0912 1SM BR FM1300 22007KT P6SM SKC FM1600 16010KT P6SM SCT050 AMD LTD TO CLD AND WIND
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KMYR 13nm SW | 072337Z 080024 20005KT P6SM SCT120 FM0700 VRB03KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 0911 2SM BR FM1230 22007KT P6SM SKC FM1700 16012KT P6SM SCT050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 04Z-11Z
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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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