FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ETC |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-13.5630N / 077-32-47.8980W 35-56.226050N / 077-32.798300W 35.9371008 / -77.5466383 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 53 ft. / 16.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of TARBORO, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27886 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, REIL RY 09 AND PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at RWI (17 nm W): | 118.875 (252-446-0732) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PGV (20 nm SE): | 128.425 (252-758-6485) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 118.475/279.65 (ROCKY MOUNT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TYIr112/8.0 | | TAR RIVER VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05W |
| ISOr006/34.0 | | KINSTON VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TARBORO | | at field | | 257 | | 08W | | ETC | . - -.-. |
| ALWOOD | | 337/16.2 | | 230 | | 09W | | AQE | .- --.- . |
| WILLIAMSTON | | 294/18.5 | | 336 | | 09W | | MCZ | -- -.-. --.. |
| AHOSKIE | | 230/28.2 | | 415 | | 10W | | ASJ | .- ... .--- |
| WAYNE | | 043/30.1 | | 208 | | 08W | | JYN | .--- -.-- -. |
| RAPIDS | | 173/31.2 | | 407 | | 08W | | RZZ | .-. --.. --.. |
| CHOCOWINITY | | 327/33.4 | | 388 | | 07W | | RNW | .-. -. .-- |
| PLYMOUTH | | 291/38.9 | | 221 | | 10W | | PMZ | .--. -- --.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.200333N | | 35-56.271667N |
| Longitude: | 077-33.192000W | | 077-32.385833W |
| Elevation: | 53.5 ft. | | 45.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 084 true | | 272 magnetic, 264 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 305 ft. from runway, 97 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RWY 09 APCH SLOPE 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. ROAD 160 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN AND +4 FT FENCE 125 FT FM PAVEMENT ON CNTRLN. | | 40 ft. trees, 853 ft. from runway, 24 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TARBORO-EDGECOMBE ARPT AUTH PO BOX 280 TARBORO, NC 27886 JACK BRINSON, CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | TARBORO-EDGECOMBE ARPT AUTH PO BOX 220 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone 252-641-4250 SAMUEL NOBLE TOWN MGR EMERGENCY PHONE DURING BUSINESS HOURS 252-641-4204 TOWN HALL; 252-641-4247 POLICE DISPATCH. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 102/week * | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 500' LOW LEVEL ROUTE 3 MI NE OF ARPT - BE ALERT FOR MIL ACFT INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HELO PAD/PARKING AREA PVT USE ONLY. |
| - | RY 27 SAFETY AREA HAS SFC VARIATIONS & DEPRESSIONS AND A 20 FT DROP OFF 100 FT FM BOTH SIDES. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (225KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRWI - Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KMCZ - Martin County Airport (18 nm E)
KPGV - Pitt-Greenville Airport (20 nm SE)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (23 nm SW)
KASJ - Tri-County Airport (28 nm NE)
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 05:01:27 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 01:01:27 |
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| METAR |
KRWI 18nm W | 300453Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW110 24/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02390217 403060217
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KPGV 21nm S | 300441Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN090 OVC110 24/23 A2999 RMK AO2
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KRZZ 31nm N | 300454Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN032 26/22 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP153 T02560222 403170228
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KOCW 33nm SE | 300441Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT110 24/21 A2999 RMK AO2
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KGWW 35nm SW | 300440Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRWI 18nm W | 300203Z 300224 VRB02KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 0304 4SM BR SCT120 FM0400 00000KT 3SM BR FEW050 SCT120 TEMPO 0407 1SM BR FM0700 00000KT 1/2SM FG FEW008 SCT060 TEMPO 0812 1/4SM FG BKN002 FM1300 VRB04KT 4SM BR HZ BKN012 FM1500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT02
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KPGV 21nm S | 300247Z 300324 00000KT 5SM BR OVC100 FM0600 00000KT 4SM BR SCT200 FM0800 00000KT 3SM BR BKN010 TEMPO 0911 1/2SM FG FM1300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT010 FM1700 20005KT P6SM SCT035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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