AirNav: KETC - Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport

KETC

Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport
Tarboro, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	ETC
Lat/Long:	35-56-14.1470N 077-32-47.3290W 35-56.235783N 077-32.788817W 35.9372631,-77.5464803 (estimated)
Elevation:	52.6 ft. / 16.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	08W (1985)
From city:	2 miles N of TARBORO, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27886

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1961
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRLS RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	119.575 (252-641-1640)
WX ASOS at RWI (17 nm W):	118.875 (252-446-0732)
WX AWOS-3P at MCZ (18 nm E):	118.65 (252-802-4261)
WX AWOS-3 at PGV (20 nm SE):	128.425 (252-758-6485)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC (ZDC) ON 123.85/279.65 (NEW BERN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TYIr112/8.0		TAR RIVER VORTAC		117.80		05W
ISOr006/34.0		KINSTON VORTAC		117.50		05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ALWOOD		337/16.2		230		09W		AQE	.- --.- .
CHOCOWINITY		328/33.4		388		08W		RNW	.-. -. .--

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:SELF SVC 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	3999 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	35-56.200397N	35-56.271158N
Longitude:	077-33.191695W	077-32.385923W
Elevation:	52.6 ft.	44.9 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 084 true	272 magnetic, 264 true
Displaced threshold:	200 ft.	no
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)	2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	no	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	9 ft. trees, 212 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear 15 FT ROAD 162 FT FM END BOTH SIDES CNTRLN; 3 FT FENCE 126 FT FM END BOTH SIDES CNTRLN.	24 ft. trees, 542 ft. from runway, 272 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	TARBORO-EDGECOMBE ARPT AUTH PO BOX 280 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone 252-641-4229
Manager:	JASON NICHOLS PO BOX 220 TARBORO, NC 27886 Phone (252) 641-4229 EMERG PHONE DURG BUS HRS 252-641-4229 TOWN HALL; 252-641-4247 POLICE DISPATCH.

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	500 FT LOW LEVEL RTE 3 MI NE OF ARPT - BE ALERT FOR MIL ACFT INVOF ARPT.
-	RWY 27 SAFETY AREA HAS SFC VARIATIONS & DEPRESSIONS AND A 20 FT DROP-OFF 100 FT FM BOTH SIDES.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27		download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (359KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRWI - Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KMCZ - Martin County Airport (18 nm E)
KPGV - Pitt-Greenville Airport (20 nm SE)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (23 nm SW)
KIXA - Halifax/Northampton Regional Airport (24 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:40	09:40
Sunrise	06:08	10:08
Sunset	20:05	00:05
Evening civil twilight	20:33	00:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-May-2026 07:35:59
Local (UTC-4)	12-May-2026 03:35:59

METAR

KETC	120710Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 05/05 A3021 RMK AO2 T00490048
KRWI 18nm W	120653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00670056
KMCZ 18nm E	120715Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 07/ A3021 RMK AO2 T0069////

TAF

KRWI 18nm W	120532Z 1206/1306 02003KT P6SM SCT250 FM120800 00000KT 3SM BR FEW003 TEMPO 1208/1212 1/4SM FG BKN001 FM121200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
KPGV 21nm S	120526Z 1206/1306 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1208/1211 3SM BR SCT005 FM121300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM121800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 FM122300 15005KT P6SM FEW060 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport Authority

252-641-4229

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	100LL
SS		$6.00
Updated 08-May-2026

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