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KCRE Grand Strand Airport
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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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 fieldGRAND STRAND VORTAC117.6003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HORRY100/20.237008WHYW .... -.-- .--
CAMP188/27.622707WCPC -.-. .--. -.-.
YAUPON266/33.123308WSUT ... ..- -
MARION132/37.738806WMAO -- .- ---

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-48.361992N33-49.047933N
Longitude: 078-43.863135W078-43.009965W
Elevation: 31.3 ft.29.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 052 magnetic, 046 true232 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 57 ft. tree, 2073 ft. from runway, 396 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear94 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
    
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
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Aerial photo of KCRE (Grand Strand Airport)
Photo taken 18-Jun-2006
on final for runway 23

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KCRE (Grand Strand Airport)
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From to KCRE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2910:29
Sunrise06:5410:54
Sunset19:3123:31
Evening civil twilight19:5623:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 01:24:35
Local (UTC-4)  07-Sep-2008 21:24:35
 
METAR
KCRE 080053Z 21007KT CLR 28/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02830239 $
KMYR 
13nm SW 
080045Z 20004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3006
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ramp 66 843-272-5337
800-433-8918
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
NATA Safety 1st   U.S. Government Fuel   U.S. Customs Service   DTN Meteorlogix   Crew cars   Wireless Internet Access  
 
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100LL 
$5.66 
Jet A 
$5.70 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Grand Strand Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Grand Strand Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KCRE have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL BAREFOOT LANDING 0.6 100-105
BEST WESTERN OCEAN SANDS 1.6 
KINGSTON PLANTATION CONDOS 4.4 94-464
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT MYRTLE BEACH NORTH 2.6 89-169
BAY WATCH RESORT 0.9 
 

Other hotels near Grand Strand Airport

Miles Price ($)
PINNACLE CONDOMINIUMS 1.0 
SEASIDE RESORT 1.0 
SHORE CREST VACATION VILLAS 1.4 
OCEAN MARSH RESORT AND VILLAS 1.5 
THE LINKS BY EVRENTALS 1.9 
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MYRTLE BEACH BAREFOOT LANDING 1.9 66-249
BAREFOOT GOLF RESORTS 2.1 
BAREFOOT RESORT 2.1 
XANADU III CONDOMINIUMS 2.4 
PREMIER RESORTS AT BAREFOOT RES 2.4 
CHATEAU BY THE SEA CONDOS 2.5 
PEPPERTREE BY THE SEA 2.8 
OCEAN BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUMS 2.9 
WINDY HILL BY EVRENTALS 2.9 
AVISTA RESORT 3.2 
OCEAN KEYES 3.4 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Grand Strand Airport

24 in North Myrtle Beach
2 in Little River
96 in Myrtle Beach
6 in Conway
 

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