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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

Crooked Creek Airport

ID 7NC5 Elev 250 ft Lat 35° 56.03' N Lon 78° 14.80' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 7NC5

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view · 7NC5

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 7NC5 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 7NC5

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 040° 2,500 ft 80 ft Turf No —
22 220° 2,500 ft 80 ft Turf No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 7NC5, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·GLIDER OPS WKENDS AND HOL.
  • ·NORTH CAROLINA SOARING ASSOCN BASED AT CROOKED CREEK.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·USE GLIDER FREQ 123.30 WHEN GLIDER OPS UNDERWAY.
  • ·FOR LIRL RWY 04/22 CALL 919-496-6243.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 7NC5

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

1

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-06-01 Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2023-04-15 Schweizer SGS 1-26E · Stall / spin · day →
2022-04-16 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Weather · day →
2020-12-27 Glasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205 · Other · VMC · day →
2014-04-13 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES A.S. L33 SOLO · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-11-20 BRAY VERLE G JR KITFOX IV 1200 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 7NC5 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,054

Flight Instructors

A&P

7,307

Mechanics

AME

52

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

9

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

7

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

10

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

27

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

16

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

52

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

39

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

15

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

Schools

72

Flight Schools

FBO

67

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

32

Flying Clubs

Repair

13

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

16

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 7NC5

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 20 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 25 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 25 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 25 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 29 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 29 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 29 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 30 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 42 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 47 nm

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

CFIs near 7NC5

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jarrett Aaron Moss Spring Hope NC 7 nm
Linwood Earl Oakley Zebulon NC 7 nm
Frank Marion Swett Jr Zebulon NC 7 nm
Ralph Jordan Bigelow Jr Zebulon NC 7 nm
Kelly William Macdowell Zebulon NC 7 nm
Michael Joseph Lovell Zebulon NC 7 nm
Richard Brian Mankin Wendell NC 10 nm
Christopher Eugene Patton Wendell NC 10 nm
Jeffrey Wayne Hunter Wendell NC 10 nm
Tracy Alicia Hamer Wendell NC 10 nm

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

A&P mechanics near 7NC5

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Larry Wayne Glenn Bunn NC 2 nm
Ronald Carlson Davis Bunn NC 2 nm
Steven Dean Callender Spring Hope NC 7 nm
Robert Lance Reynolds Spring Hope NC 7 nm
Linwood Earl Oakley Zebulon NC 7 nm
Gregory Paul Moore Zebulon NC 7 nm
William Neil Buchanan Zebulon NC 7 nm
James Lee Griffith Zebulon NC 7 nm
Richard William Swigert Zebulon NC 7 nm
Steven Hughes Otnott Zebulon NC 7 nm

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

Repair stations near 7NC5

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 7 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 47 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 47 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 60 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 64 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 98 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 101 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 101 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 101 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 107 nm

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