FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| CRE at field | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR RWY 05 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (208KB) |
| 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 Regional Airport (28 nm N)
KSUT - Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Fred Schwarz
Photo taken 22-May-2015
rom 2000 feet looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Grand Strand Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-May-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:00 | | 00:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-May-2025 13:33:13 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-May-2025 09:33:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KCRE | 051253Z 16003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2991 RMK AO1 SLP130 T02220172
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KMYR
13nm SW | 051253Z 10004KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02170183
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KHYW
20nm W | 051315Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KCRE | 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 0512/0513 5SM -SHRA BKN040 FM051400 15005KT P6SM SCT070 FM051700 17010G20KT P6SM FEW080 FM060000 25005KT P6SM SKC FM060700 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KMYR
13nm SW | 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM BKN080 FM051600 17011G20KT P6SM SCT080 FM052300 21006KT P6SM SKC FM060900 00000KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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