FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 40 ft. tree, 869 ft. from runway, 443 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 97 ft. tree, 3390 ft. from runway, 721 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 843-248-1201 |
| 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: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 128/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 October 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
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 06-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 22:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Dec-2009 17:26:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Dec-2009 12:26:58 |
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| METAR |
| KCRE | 061653Z 05005KT 10SM BKN024 08/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP274 T00780011
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KMYR 13nm SW | 061645Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT020 07/02 A3037
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KHYW 20nm W | 061715Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC026 08/01 A3035 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KCRE | 061545Z 0616/0712 03005KT P6SM BKN020 FM061900 04010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM070800 03007KT P6SM BKN040
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KMYR 13nm SW | 061120Z 0612/0712 02006KT P6SM BKN022 TEMPO 0612/0613 SCT021 FM061300 03010KT P6SM FEW250 FM070300 02008KT P6SM BKN040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 061100
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| NOTAMs |
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