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N88 Kecks Airport
Julian, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: N88
Lat/Long: 35-55-35.4900N / 079-37-39.0900W
35-55.591500N / 079-37.651500W
35.9265250 / -79.6275250
(estimated)
Elevation: 724 ft. / 220.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of JULIAN, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 27283

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1953
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: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at BUY (10 nm NE): 135.325 (336-570-9813)
WX ASOS at GSO (18 nm NW): PHONE 336-393-0168

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LIBr357/6.9LIBERTY VORTAC113.0003W
GSOr116/18.4GREENSBORO VORTAC116.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HIMUN222/3.736108WHB .... -...
SILER CITY328/12.837107WTOX - --- -..-
CITY LAKE051/17.126608WCQJ -.-. --.- .---
SLAMMER174/28.142307WSIF ... .. ..-.
PERSON244/32.922008WHUR .... ..- .-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 1400 x 75 ft. / 427 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence, 50 ft. both sides of centerline4 ft. fence
PLINE 1600' FM THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: L. R. KECK
2416 N.C. 62E
JULIAN, NC 27283
Phone 336-685-4664
Manager: L.R. KECK
2416 N.C. 62E
JULAIN, NC 27283
Phone 336-685-4664

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/month *
62% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 09 August 2007

Additional Remarks

BLDGS ON NW EDGE OF RY.
AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT OCNLY ON RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at N88.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2A5 - Causey Airport (1 nm SE)
KBUY - Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (10 nm NE)
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KGSO - Piedmont Triad International Airport (18 nm NW)
KHBI - Asheboro Regional Airport (21 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2211:22
Sunrise06:4911:49
Sunset17:1622:16
Evening civil twilight17:4322:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 00:29:07
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 19:29:07
 
METAR
KBUY 
11nm NE 
082354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01390067 10244 20133 53015 $
KGSO 
19nm NW 
082354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP262 T01610056 10244 20161 53014
KHBI 
21nm SW 
090021Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3033 RMK AO2
TAF
KGSO 
19nm NW 
082330Z 0900/0924 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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Hotels in other cities near Kecks Airport

1 in Mc Leansville
1 in Whitsett
61 in Greensboro
11 in Burlington
1 in Siler City
6 in Asheboro
1 in Haw River
3 in Archdale
 

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