FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OAJ |
| Lat/Long: | 34-49-44.9920N / 077-36-43.6960W 34-49.749867N / 077-36.728267W 34.8291644 / -77.6121378 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 94 ft. / 28.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1990) |
| From city: | 10 miles NW of JACKSONVILLE, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OAJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-0000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23, MALSR RY 05, REIL RY 23 AND PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. HIRL STEP 3 ONLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 0000-0500 EXCP PPR CALL AMGR 910-324-1100. INDEX B ARFF EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.475 (910-324-5233) |
| WILMINGTON APPROACH: | 135.75 [24 HRS.] |
| WILMINGTON DEPARTURE: | 135.75 [24 HRS.] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.4 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.025/269.15 (WILMINGTON RCAG) WHEN WILMINGTON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ILMr031/31.4 | | WILMINGTON VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 07W |
| EWNr250/31.5 | | NEW BERN VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 08W |
| ISOr190/32.6 | | KINSTON VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NEW RIVER | | 314/11.1 | | 356 | | 08W | | NCA | -. -.-. .- |
| DIXON | | 341/17.5 | | 7 | | 08W | | DIW | -.. .. .-- |
| PENDY | | 080/20.4 | | 379 | | 09W | | ACZ | .- -.-. --.. |
| KENAN | | 141/21.0 | | 332 | | 07W | | DKA | -.. -.- .- |
| CLINTON | | 111/38.0 | | 412 | | 08W | | CTZ | -.-. - --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL OTHER HRS CALL 910-347-8366. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 7100 x 150 ft. / 2164 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-49.331383N | | 34-50.167600N |
| Longitude: | 077-37.225000W | | 077-36.231750W |
| Elevation: | 90.0 ft. | | 92.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 044 true | | 232 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 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 | | no, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ONSLOW COUNTY 521 MILL AVE JACKSONVILLE, NC 28540 Phone 910-347-4717 |
| Manager: | JERRY VICKERS 264 ELLIS AIRPORT RD RICHLANDS, NC 28574 Phone 910-324-1100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 95/day * | | 36% | local general aviation | | 22% | military | | 19% | commercial | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 180 DEG TURNS ON RY 05/23 NOT AUZD FOR ACFT 60000 LBS AND OVER. |
| - | CLSD TO ALL MIL ACFT OVER 17000 LBS FOR ACR RAMP OPNS EXCP 24 HR PPR. CALL AMGR 910-324-1100 MON-FRI. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 05 | |
download (235KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNCA - New River Marine Corps Air Station (H) (McCutcheon Field) (11 nm SE)
KACZ - Henderson Field Airport (20 nm W)
KDPL - Duplin CountyAirport (21 nm NW)
KNJM - Bogue Field Marine Corps Auxiliary Field (30 nm E)
KISO - Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings Field (30 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gisela Schiffler from Bremen, Germany
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken in left turn after departure from runway 5
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 20:49:08 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 16:49:08 |
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| METAR |
| KOAJ | 242035Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM BKN037 BKN050 BKN060 29/21 A2999 RMK AO1
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KNCA 10nm SE | 241956Z 17008KT 10SM BKN030 BKN100 28/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02780228
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| TAF |
| KOAJ | 241743Z 241818 29005KT P6SM BKN040 FM2300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM0600 00000KT 1SM BR SCT005 FM0800 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM1200 00000KT 5SM HZ SCT005 FM1400 09004KT P6SM SCT030 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KNCA 10nm SE | 241515 25006KT 9999 FEW010 SCT050 BKN200 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1821 22010KT SCT050 SCT200 BECMG 2022 18010KT 9999 VCSH SCT050 SCT100 QNH2995INS BECMG 0305 VRB04KT 4800 BR VCSH SCT030 SCT100 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0410 VRB04KT -SHRA BR BKN030 BECMG 1012 03006KT
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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