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KOCW · Warren Field

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KOCW FAA OCW Elev 38 ft Lat 35° 34.23' N Lon 77° 2.99' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 037° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
23 217° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
17 155.2° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
35 335.2° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.07%

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 3 120.175
  • CNTR WASHINGTON CNTR 135.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 15 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 17 threshold displaced 500 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPIs Rwy 05 and 23, and REILs Rwy 05–23. 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

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 500 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPIs Rwy 05 and 23, and REILs Rwy 05–23. 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 (3)

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 500 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17–35: H5000X75 (ASPH–CONC) S–22 RWY 17: Thld dsplcd 500´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPIs Rwy 05 and 23, and REILs Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPIs Rwy 05 and 23, and REILs Rwy 05–23—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 birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·370 NORTH CAROLINA WASHINGTON–WARREN (OCW)(KOCW) 0 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N35º34.23´ W77º02.99´ 37 B NOTAM FILE OCW RWY 05–23: H5000X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–38 MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 45´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2200Z‡ and Sun 1500–2200Z‡.
  • ·Unatndd New Years Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 252–946–3900.
  • ·Fuel 24 hr credit card svc avbl.
  • ·Rwy 17 dsplcd thld not mkd at stated dist of 500´ but at 1073´ on rwy. 120´+ twr 3700´+ fm Rwy 05 thld on cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 252-946-3900
  • ·AWOS–3 120.175 (252) 975–6133.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®CHERRY POINT APP/DEP CON 119.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cherry Point Apch at 252-466-5960.
  • ·KINSTON (VL) (L) VORTAC 117.5 ISO Chan 122 N35º22.26´ W77º33.50´ 069º 27.6 NM to fld. 70/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 020º–025º byd 40 NM 040º–115º byd 40 NM 145º–155º byd 40 NM 175º–185º byd 40 NM 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ 200º–206º byd 40 NM 207º–214º byd 59 NM 215º–238º blo 3,500´ 215º–238º byd 6 NM 238º–258º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ 239º–265º byd 40 NM 280º–290º byd 40 NM 295º–308º byd 40 NM 309º–319º byd 31 NM 320º–325º byd 40 NM 335º–340º byd 40 NM 345º–347º byd 40 NM 348º–358º byd 20 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ DME unusable: 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ CHOCOWINITY NDB (MHW) 388 RNW N35º30.58´ W77º06.40´ 045º 4.6 NM to fld. 44/8W.
  • ·LOC/DME 110.9 I–OCW Chan 46 Rwy 05.
  • ·CHARLOTTE H–9C, 12H, L–35C IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 34,100 ops in 1991

2024 total

5,600

10-yr total

113,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 80% · Mil 18%

Events / million ops

17.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=7

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-18 Cessna 680 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2022-02-16 Piper PA32R · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2000-07-16 Piper PA-32-300 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-01-30 Piper PA-28-210T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1994-08-22 Piper PA-25-235 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1989-07-17 Wittman, S.J. W-8 · Stall / spin · day →
1986-02-19 Cessna 172N · Weather · 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 16 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 28 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 32 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 46 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 46 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 64 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 64 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 64 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 71 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 72 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
Charles Brown Mcfadden Washington NC 1 nm
William Louis Plaster Washington NC 1 nm
Joseph Arthur Maroe Washington NC 1 nm
Brian Keith Wood Washington NC 1 nm
Wilson Butler Riggan Jr Grimesland NC 7 nm
Edward Lee Simons Grimesland NC 7 nm
William Joseph Albrecht Jr Greenville NC 16 nm
John Hilton Carson Greenville NC 16 nm
Richard David Kessel Greenville NC 16 nm
Dudley Carroll Vann Greenville NC 16 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
Curtis Lee Rupke Washington NC 1 nm
Robert Linua Griffin Jr Washington NC 1 nm
Clarence Robert Lay Washington NC 1 nm
Glenn D Tallman Washington NC 1 nm
Roy Bryan Hamilton Washington NC 1 nm
James Alvin Parker Washington NC 1 nm
Brian James Kelly Washington NC 1 nm
Charles Greenwood Lewis Chocowinity NC 4 nm
Richard Allan Pass Chocowinity NC 4 nm
Samuel Cimino Chocowinity NC 4 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
 68 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 78 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 78 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 88 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 89 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 90 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 96 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 100 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 100 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 122 nm

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