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KSUT · Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KSUT FAA SUT Elev 24 ft Lat 33° 55.76' N Lon 78° 4.50' 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: 5,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 041° 5,505 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
23 221° 5,505 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

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 3 124.175
  • A/D WILMINGTON APP/DEP 118.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 7 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 PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL 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 (7 sentences)
  • ·FLT TRNG & SIGHTSEEING OPNS INVOF ARPT.
  • ·HEL FLT TRNG AND SIGHTSEEING TOUR OPNS INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WILMINGTON APCH AT 910-815-4676, OR WHEN APCH CLSD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 910-540-0957.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 9 DEG LEFT AND BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DSPLCD THR DUE TO 46 FT TREES 1782 FT FM DSPLCD THR OFFSET 330 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FUEL AVBL 24 HR SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Brunswick County

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

2

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 77,000 ops in 2008

2024 total

77,000

10-yr total

770,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 96% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

7.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.30

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Water landing / ditching 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Water landing / ditching 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-02 JABIRU AIRCRAFT PTY LTD J230-D · Water / ditching · day →
2023-10-15 CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO Sportcruiser · Engine failure · day →
2023-06-25 Mooney M20R · Engine failure · day →
2017-11-17 HOMER AUTOGYRO CAVALON · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-08-02 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2016-03-23 Robinson R44 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-07-02 Cessna T182T · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-11-18 Piper PA46 · Other · day →
1998-03-22 Piper PA-31-310 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1992-07-24 Piper PA-12 · Other · dusk →
1990-08-02 Piper PA-18 · Other · day →
1987-11-12 Mooney M20A · Other · 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 19 nm
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 43 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 84 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 86 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 87 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 94 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 94 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 97 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 97 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 97 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
Jamie Alan Brown Oak Island NC 2 nm
Richard William Leverich Southport NC 3 nm
David James Ross Southport NC 3 nm
Lyle Kimball Streeter Southport NC 3 nm
Thomas Joseph Murphy Southport NC 3 nm
Jeffrey Neal Moss Sr Southport NC 3 nm
Andrew Fowkes Southport NC 3 nm
Jack Phifer Fairley Southport NC 3 nm
Taylor Victoria Shively Southport NC 3 nm
Ricky Thomas Wensil Bolivia NC 9 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
William Peavy Rushing Iii Oak Island NC 2 nm
Jonathan Lofton Blue Oak Island NC 2 nm
George Thomas Boggs Oak Island NC 2 nm
Matthew Allen Feller Oak Island NC 2 nm
Richard Hamilton Gwin Oak Island NC 2 nm
Gregory Wayne Swift Oak Island NC 2 nm
William Daniel Easley Iii Oak Island NC 2 nm
Thomas Eugene Hauser Oak Island NC 2 nm
William David King Oak Island NC 2 nm
John Wallace Anderson Oak Island NC 2 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
 22 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 76 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 111 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 111 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 114 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 126 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 136 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 145 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 146 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 157 nm

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