AirNav: NC36 - Cotton Gin Airport

NC36

Cotton Gin Airport
Grandy, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	NC36
Lat/Long:	36-12-32.0000N 075-51-52.0000W 36-12.533333N 075-51.866667W 36.2088889,-75.8644444 (estimated)
Elevation:	6 ft. / 2 m
From city:	2 miles SSE of GRANDY, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27947

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2011
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at ONX (14 nm NW):	119.775 (252-453-8939)
WX AWOS-3 at FFA (15 nm SE):	118.075 (252-449-0698)
WX ASOS at ECG (15 nm W):	124.375 (252-338-4750)
WX AWOS-3 at MQI (19 nm SE):	128.275 (252-473-2826)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ECGr108/15.3		ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME		115.75		07W
RBXr343/19.1		WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME		111.60		08W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MANTEO		344/19.4		370		09W		MQI	-- --.- ..
WOODVILLE		109/21.2		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	1825 x 70 ft. / 556 x 21 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway	30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	1030 x 70 ft. / 314 x 21 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway	30 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	T.L. WRIGHT P.O. BOX 24 JARVISBURG, NC 27947 Phone 252-207-9597
Manager:	JON THOMPSON 6957 CARATOKE HWY JARVISBURG, NC 27947 Phone 252-441-2426

Additional Remarks

-	GLDR ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC36.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (14 nm NW)
KFFA - First Flight Airport (15 nm SE)
KECG - Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional Airport (15 nm W)
KMQI - Dare County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (35 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:37	09:37
Sunrise	06:05	10:05
Sunset	19:55	23:55
Evening civil twilight	20:23	00:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-May-2026 17:20:21
Local (UTC-4)	07-May-2026 13:20:21

METAR

KONX 14nm NW	071655Z AUTO 04011G16KT 5SM RA BKN009 BKN034 OVC055 12/11 A2987 RMK AO2 P0008 T01190106
KFFA 15nm SE	071655Z AUTO 01009G17KT 340V050 4SM OVC005 13/12 A2983 RMK AO2 P0014 T01270123
KECG 16nm W	071704Z 04012G23KT 4SM RA BR BKN008 BKN029 OVC047 12/11 A2985 RMK AO2 P0003 T01220111
KMQI 19nm SE	071655Z AUTO 04015G20KT 10SM OVC005 13/13 A2985 RMK AO2 T01340126

TAF

KECG
16nm W

071120Z 0712/0812 27010KT 4SM SHRA BR SCT009 OVC012 FM071400 02012KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC007 FM080000 04007KT P6SM BKN015 FM080500 33005KT P6SM SCT025

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