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KETC · Tarboro Edgecombe Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KETC FAA ETC Elev 53 ft Lat 35° 56.23' N Lon 77° 32.80' 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: 3,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 83.8° 3,999 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
27 263.8° 3,999 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.19%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D WASHINGTON APP/DEP 135.300

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 11 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 27, PAPI Rwys 09 and Rwy 27, MIRLS Rwy 09–27. 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 27, PAPI Rwys 09 and Rwy 27, MIRLS Rwy 09–27. 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 27, PAPI Rwys 09 and Rwy 27, MIRLS Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 27, PAPI Rwys 09 and Rwy 27, MIRLS Rwy 09–27—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 on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·NORTH CAROLINA 365 TARBORO–EDGECOMBE (ETC)(KETC) 2 N UTC–5(–4DT) N35º56.24´ W77º32.79´ 53 B NOTAM FILE RDU RWY 09–27: H3999X60 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 09: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·Self svc 100LL avbl 24 hrs with credit card. 500´ low level rte 3 mi NE of arpt—be alert for mil acft invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 27 safety area has sfc variations and depressions and a 20´ drop–off 100´ fm both sides.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (252) 641-4229
  • ·AWOS–3P 119.575 (252) 641–1640.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®WASHINGTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 123.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Washington ARTCC at 703-771-3587.
  • ·TAR RIVER (VL) (H) VORTAC 117.8 TYI Chan 125 N35º58.60´ W77º42.22´ 112º 8.0 NM to fld. 73/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 048º–052º byd 40NM blo 6,000´ 186º–189º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 298º–318º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ TAC AZ unusable: 008º–018º byd 27 NM 120º–127º byd 33 NM 284º–289º DME unusable: 008º–018º byd 27 NM 120º–127º byd 33 NM 209º–215º byd 30 NM 287º–292º byd 38 NM 339º–347º byd 30 NM TAWBA N35º47.19´ W81º18.32´ NOTAM FILE HKY.
  • ·NDB (MHW/LOM) 332 HK 243º 4.9 NM to Hickory Rgnl. 986/6W.
  • ·CHARLOTTE L–35C, 36G IAP CHARLOTTE L–25D SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,300 ops in 1999

2024 total

5,300

10-yr total

53,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 75% · Mil 9%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-08-25 Cessna 172N · Runway excursion · 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
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 22 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 34 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 34 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 40 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 40 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 46 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 46 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 46 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 54 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 56 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
Thomas Keith Adcox Battleboro NC 11 nm
Richard Haydock Minor Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
Andru William Reid Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
Noah Blake Gilley Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
Harold Braswell Thompson Whitakers NC 13 nm
Henry Lee Hering Hamilton NC 17 nm
Guilford Boone Mooring Nashville NC 20 nm
Perry Jenkins O'Berry Nashville NC 20 nm
Benedict Ralph Votipka Nashville NC 20 nm
Daniel Patrick Kelley Farmville NC 21 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
Joshua Bottoms Carroll Tarboro NC 2 nm
Arthur Robert Thompson Iv Tarboro NC 2 nm
Timothy Leroy Odom Pinetops NC 10 nm
Asa Mcdonald Russ Iii Battleboro NC 11 nm
Richard Haydock Minor Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
Timothy Wayne Davis Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
Randy Steven Cook Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
Christopher Brian Collins Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
James Raymond Jett Rocky Mount NC 13 nm
William Marckell Battle Rocky Mount NC 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 38 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 73 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 73 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 79 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 79 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 87 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 87 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 87 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 94 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 102 nm

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