FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W03 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-46-13.4650N / 077-58-11.2490W 35-46.224417N / 077-58.187483W 35.7704069 / -77.9697914 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 161 ft. / 49.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of WILSON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27896 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 03 & 21 AND REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS at RWI (6 nm NE): | 118.875 (252-446-0732) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GWW (19 nm S): | 118.975 (919-731-4473) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 118.475/279.65 (ROCKY MOUNT RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY ROCKY MOUNT RADIO ON FREQ 123.6.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TYIr231/17.9 | | TAR RIVER VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05W |
| ISOr325/31.3 | | KINSTON VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| JAMBE | | at field | | 235 | | 09W | | RW | .-. .-- |
| WAYNE | | 355/15.0 | | 208 | | 08W | | JYN | .--- -.-- -. |
| JNALL | | 069/21.2 | | 251 | | 07W | | EUU | . ..- ..- |
| TARBORO | | 252/22.8 | | 257 | | 08W | | ETC | . - -.-. |
| ALWOOD | | 286/29.4 | | 230 | | 09W | | AQE | .- --.- . |
| WILLIAMSTON | | 271/38.9 | | 336 | | 09W | | MCZ | -- -.-. --.. |
| HARNETT | | 068/39.9 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-45.834433N | | 35-46.473500N |
| Longitude: | 077-58.272950W | | 077-57.810817W |
| Elevation: | 156.4 ft. | | 155.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 031 true | | 219 magnetic, 211 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.54 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.81 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 919 ft. from runway, 265 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. trees, 406 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-46.407750N | | 35-46.401350N |
| Longitude: | 077-58.610633W | | 077-57.700517W |
| Elevation: | 159.7 ft. | | 155.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 090 true | | 278 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 828 ft. from runway, 62 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 661 ft. from runway, 184 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4499 x 150 ft. / 1371 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 35-46.435983N | | 35-45.790750N |
| Longitude: | 077-58.590083W | | 077-58.141733W |
| Elevation: | 160.7 ft. | | 151.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 151 true | | 339 magnetic, 331 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 346 ft. from runway, 271 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 335 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WILSON PO BOX 10 WILSON, NC 27894 Phone 252-399-2489 |
| Manager: | GRONNA JONES PO BOX 10 WILSON, NC 27894 Phone 252-399-2489 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO LINE-OF-SIGHT BTN RY ENDS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS OTS INDEFLY. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRWI - Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (6 nm NE)
KGWW - Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KETC - Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport (23 nm NE)
KLHZ - Franklin County Airport (23 nm NW)
KJNX - Johnston County Airport (25 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 08-Mar-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:30 | | 23:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:56 | | 23:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 17:53:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Sep-2008 13:53:50 |
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| METAR |
KRWI 6nm NE | 061653Z AUTO 25014G22KT 10SM OVC016 23/21 A2966 RMK AO2 PK WND 24028/1609 RAE40 SLP043 P0004 T02280211
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KGWW 18nm S | 061720Z AUTO 26016G23KT 10SM BKN019 BKN027 26/21 A2973 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRWI 6nm NE | 061442Z 061512 23015G25KT 4SM RA BR BKN007 TEMPO 1518 25020G30KT 2SM +RA BR OVC004 FM1800 27010G25KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 FM2000 27010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM0600 00000KT 2SM BR SCT007 SCT250 TEMPO 0711 1/2SM FG OVC007
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| NOTAMs |
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