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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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
CRE at fieldGRAND STRAND VORTAC114.4003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMP188/27.722707WCPC -.-. .--. -.-.

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-48.362028N33-49.047935N
Longitude: 078-43.863145W078-43.009952W
Elevation: 31.6 ft.29.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 054 magnetic, 046 true234 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 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 59 ft. trees, 1434 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear98 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 28
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 98/day *
41% transient general aviation
39% local general aviation
17% air taxi
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 29 September 2023

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 23   download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (260KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (236KB)
VOR RWY 05   download (203KB)
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 Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
KSUT - Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (33 nm E)
 
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Photo taken 22-May-2015
rom 2000 feet looking southwest.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4210:42
Sunrise07:0711:07
Sunset19:3223:32
Evening civil twilight19:5723:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 16:38:23
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 12:38:23
 
METAR
KCRE 281553Z 33009G16KT 290V360 10SM -RA OVC009 14/12 A2989 RMK AO1 CIG 006V011 SLP121 P0002 T01390122
KMYR 
13nm SW 
281556Z 36014KT 10SM -RA BKN010 OVC050 13/13 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 008V016 PRESFR SLP116 P0003 T01330133
KHYW 
20nm W 
281555Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM -RA OVC008 12/11 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0003
TAF
KCRE 281126Z 2812/2912 01012KT 5SM -SHRA BKN007 OVC040 TEMPO 2812/2816 SCT007 OVC040 FM281700 35014G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN009 FM282000 34014G21KT P6SM BKN010 FM282300 34010KT P6SM BKN020 FM290000 34006KT P6SM SKC
KMYR 
13nm SW 
281126Z 2812/2912 01014G20KT 5SM -SHRA BKN006 OVC040 TEMPO 2812/2816 SCT007 OVC040 FM281700 35015G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN009 FM282000 34015G21KT P6SM BKN010 FM282300 33012KT P6SM BKN020 FM290000 33008KT P6SM SKC
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