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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 05-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1512:15
Sunset17:0322:03
Evening civil twilight17:3222:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Dec-2009 14:16:01
Local (UTC-5)  05-Dec-2009 09:16:01
 
METAR
KBUY 
11nm NE 
051354Z AUTO 35006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008 07/06 A2992 RMK AO2 CIG 005V012 SLP132 P0005 T00670056
KGSO 
19nm NW 
051354Z 03008KT 5SM RA BR SCT007 BKN011 OVC015 06/04 A2991 RMK AO2 CIG 008V013 SLP129 P0011 T00560039
KHBI 
21nm SW 
051401Z AUTO 33004KT 4SM -RA BKN005 OVC010 08/05 A2992 RMK AO2 P0001
TAF
KGSO 
19nm NW 
051124Z 0512/0612 02008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC005 TEMPO 0512/0516 6SM -RA BR SCT005 OVC007 FM051930 34012KT 2SM -RASN BR BKN015 OVC035 FM052330 33012KT P6SM BKN025 FM060100 32009KT P6SM SCT050 FM060400 33005KT P6SM SKC
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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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