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03NC · Pilots Ridge Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 03NC Elev 35 ft Lat 34° 6.25' N Lon 77° 54.35' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 3,000 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) No —
27 — 3,000 ft 40 ft Asphalt (good) No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·LINE OF 25 FT TREES SOUTH OF RWY 100 FT FM CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. 250 FT OVERRUN - SOFT SAND.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-06-29 Piper PA-32RT · Engine failure · day →
2010-06-13 Dwight Lohr Baby Ace · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 6 nm
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 54 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 72 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 72 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 84 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 84 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 88 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 88 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 88 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 93 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Lee Whitt Jr Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Edward Alexander Rincon Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Michael Davis Bruton Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Dawn Elizabeth Hamel Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Daniel George Wilcox Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Dillon Marley Lifrieri Kure Beach NC 6 nm
Michael Lee Corn Wilmington NC 6 nm
William Warren Fetner Jr Wilmington NC 6 nm
Jack Darden Hunt Wilmington NC 6 nm
Alfred Harvey Lerch Jr Wilmington NC 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Thomas Wayne Wetzel Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Leopoldo Gallanosa Frilles Jr Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Joseph Edward Strickland Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Dhrupad Mahendra Patel Carolina Beach NC 4 nm
Eric Allen Shoff Kure Beach NC 6 nm
William Stacey Cherry Wilmington NC 6 nm
Michael Lee Corn Wilmington NC 6 nm
Stanley Irvin Huddle Wilmington NC 6 nm
Jack Darden Hunt Wilmington NC 6 nm
David Phillip Walen Wilmington NC 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 10 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 72 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 107 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 107 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 117 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 122 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 136 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 140 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 154 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 158 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.