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NC72 Hinton Field Airport
Princeton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: NC72
Lat/Long: 35-27-03.6900N 078-09-33.9400W
35-27.061500N 078-09.565667W
35.4510250,-78.1594278
(estimated)
Elevation: 152 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of PRINCETON, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 27569

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
FOR ROTG BCN CALL 919-936-2261.

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at GWW (10 nm E): 118.975 (919-731-4473)
WX AWOS-3PT at GSB (12 nm SE): 317.625
WX AWOS-3 at JNX (13 nm NW): 120.225 (919-934-3851)
WX AWOS-3P at W40 (15 nm SE): 120.075 (919-658-8067)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ISOr284/29.8KINSTON VORTAC117.5005W
TYIr220/38.6TAR RIVER VORTAC117.8005W
RDUr139/39.6RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC117.2009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JURLY105/13.126309WJN .--- -.
CLINTON028/30.241209WCTZ -.-. - --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2000 x 35 ft. / 610 x 11 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none12 ft. road, 20 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JIM HINTON
960 OLD HINTON ROAD
PRINCETON, NC 27569-8717
Phone 919-936-3501
SEND ALL MAIL TO THE AMGR.
Manager: KEN STARLING
106 IRIS DRIVE
PRINCETON, NC 27569
Phone 919-936-2261

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGWW - Wayne Executive Jetport Airport (10 nm E)
KGSB - Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (12 nm SE)
KJNX - Johnston Regional Airport (13 nm NW)
W40 - Mount Olive Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (21 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2909:29
Sunrise05:5809:58
Sunset20:2500:25
Evening civil twilight20:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Jun-2026 10:17:45
Local (UTC-4)  07-Jun-2026 06:17:45
 
METAR
KGWW 
9nm E 		070955Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 T01950176
KJNX 
12nm NW 		070955Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A2998 RMK AO2
KGSB 
12nm SE 		070855Z 23006KT 10SM FEW150 19/18 A2998 RMK AO2A SLPNO ALSTG ESTMD RVRNO $
TAF
KGSB 
12nm SE 		070700Z 0707/0813 22010G15KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 QNH2985INS BECMG 0801/0802 28009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN060 QNH2991INS TX35/0720Z TN19/0710Z
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