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KCPC · Columbus County Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KCPC FAA CPC Elev 99 ft Lat 34° 16.37' N Lon 78° 42.90' 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: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.55%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 42.1° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.55%
24 222.1° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.55%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.375
  • A/D MYRTLE BEACH APP/DEP 119.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCPC on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 & 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 & 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 & 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 06 & 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and turkeys on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·372 NORTH CAROLINA WHITEVILLE COLUMBUS CO RGNL (CPC)(KCPC) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N34º16.37´ W78º42.90´ 99 B NOTAM FILE CPC RWY 06–24: H5500X75 (ASPH) S–45, D–60 MIRL 0.5% up SW RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 06 & 24 on consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2300Z‡, Sun 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel 24 hr credit card svc avbl.
  • ·For emergency service after hrs call 910–654–3389 or 910–625–5489.
  • ·Arpt unatndd Easter Sunday, 4th July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
  • ·No off–pavement ldg allowed.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 910-642-6187
  • ·AWOS–3 118.375 (910) 642–7508.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MYRTLE BEACH APP/DEP CON 119.2 (1100–0400Z‡) ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.375 (0400–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Myrtle Beach Apch at 843-477-2727 or 843-477-2704, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·FLORENCE (H) (H) VORTACW 115.2 FLO Chan 99 N34º13.98´ W79º39.43´ 090º 46.9 NM to fld. 104/3W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 200º–025º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ VOR unusable: 089º–125º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ 126º–194º byd 10 NM 195º–223º byd 10 NM blo 4,000´ 219º–229º byd 25 NM blo 13,000´ 345º–360º byd 10 NM DME unusable: 200º–025º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ WHITFIELD FARMS (See HURDLE MILLS on page 323) WILKES CO (See NORTH WILKESBORO on page 342) CHARLOTTE H–9C, 12H, L–35A IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 17,300 ops in 1991

2024 total

16,700

10-yr total

167,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 13% · GA 81% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

6.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.20

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-10-31 Beech 35C33 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-07-12 BARRON STARDUSTER SA 300 · Loss of control · day →
2009-10-03 Piper PA-32R-300 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
1995-07-01 KNOSP CORBIN JR. ACE-E · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1986-01-03 Cessna 150M · Other · dusk →

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
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 35 nm
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 41 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 54 nm
Stephen Lynn Henderson Carthage NC 72 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 77 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 77 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 77 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 82 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 82 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 82 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
Dean Carroll Allen Ii Green Sea SC 15 nm
Henry James Grenfell Loris SC 16 nm
Stephen Brian Willis Elizabethtown NC 22 nm
Bryan Howard Taylor Elizabethtown NC 22 nm
Nathan Reid Taylor Elizabethtown NC 22 nm
Michael Barry Heddinger Longs SC 22 nm
Robert I Christian Carolina Shores NC 23 nm
Gary Jack Corey Carolina Shores NC 23 nm
Eric Richard Mason Calabash NC 24 nm
William Joseph Mcdonald Little River SC 24 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
Gentry Heath Millican Whiteville NC 4 nm
Shannon Mark Ward Whiteville NC 4 nm
Arthur David Mcpherson Chadbourn NC 6 nm
Guilford Timothy Barnes Ii Chadbourn NC 6 nm
Michael Dean Hascup Hallsboro NC 7 nm
Clarence Dewey Mclean Lake Waccamaw NC 11 nm
Richard Joseph Hansen Lake Waccamaw NC 11 nm
Matthew Alexander Register Nakina NC 11 nm
John Lee Maguire Clarendon NC 11 nm
William Cleveland Cox Iii Tabor City NC 11 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
 41 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 44 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 81 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 81 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 84 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 98 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 107 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 113 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 115 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 119 nm

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