AirNav: NC72 - Hinton Field Airport

NC72

Hinton Field Airport
Princeton, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

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
ISOr284/29.8	KINSTON VORTAC	117.50	05W
TYIr220/38.6	TAR RIVER VORTAC	117.80	05W
RDUr139/39.6	RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC	117.20	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
JURLY	105/13.1	263	09W	JN	.--- -.
HARNETT	096/25.2	417	08W	HQT	.... --.- -
CLINTON	028/30.2	412	09W	CTZ	-.-. - --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	2000 x 35 ft. / 610 x 11 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	12 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 09-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:37	09:37
Sunrise	06:06	10:06
Sunset	20:30	00:30
Evening civil twilight	20:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Jul-2025 01:24:55
Local (UTC-4)	09-Jul-2025 21:24:55

METAR

KGWW 9nm E	100105Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3004 RMK AO2 T02790218
KJNX 12nm NW	100100Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW
KGSB 12nm SE	100055Z 21007KT 10SM SCT038 29/23 A2999 RMK AO2A SLP158 T02860226 $

TAF

KGSB
12nm SE

092000Z 0920/1102 21009KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1003/1006 21010G20KT 6000 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 1006/1007 20005KT 4800 BR BKN007 OVC015 QNH2994INS BECMG 1013/1014 21009KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1018/1021 20010G20KT 6000 -TSRA BKN025CB TX33/0920Z TN25/1009Z

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